{"id":213,"date":"2008-08-28T08:47:40","date_gmt":"2008-08-28T08:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cerebyte.biz\/journal\/?p=213"},"modified":"2008-08-28T08:47:40","modified_gmt":"2008-08-28T08:47:40","slug":"read-this-before-wasting-time-on-an-organizational-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cerebyte.com\/2008\/08\/28\/read-this-before-wasting-time-on-an-organizational-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Read this before wasting time on an organizational assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<![CDATA[<strong>By William Seidman<\/strong>\n\nOrganizational assessments are practically a given.  Why wouldn&#8217;t you want to methodically inventory what works and what doesn&#8217;t and, then, what to do about it &#8211; planning how to get from &#8220;What Is&#8221; to &#8220;What We Want&#8221;?\n\nThe fundamental building block of <a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=5RlDm8d_2AsC&amp;dq=The+Mind+and+The+Brain&amp;pg=PP1&amp;ots=BHX9MIChEf&amp;sig=o3XSDbaJO9DiXf3CNgjB2arxXgE&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=book_result&amp;resnum=1&amp;ct=result#PPA9,M1\">neuroplasticity<\/a>, the idea that &#8220;neurons that fire together wire together&#8221; is explored well by  UCLA research psychiatrist  Dr. <a href=\"http:\/\/westallen.typepad.com\/brains_on_purpose\/about_jeffrey_m_schwartz_.html\">Jeffrey Schwartz <\/a>and  science writer and Newsweek Senior Editor  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/id\/32249\">Sharon Begley<\/a>, who suggest that organizational assessments may be counter-productive.\n\n<strong>What&#8217;s wrong with organizational assessments?<\/strong>\n\n\n<ul>\n\t\n\n<li>Emphasis is placed on what people in the organization are doing wrong<\/li>\n\n\n\t\n\n<li>Emphasis is placed on what the organization is doing wrong<\/li>\n\n\n\t\n\n<li>Neural pathways associated with undesirable behaviors and attitudes are reinforced, making them stronger and more difficult to overcome<\/li>\n\n\n\t\n\n<li>The fixes tend to be incremental rather than inspirational. There is no vision &#8211; just another &#8220;To Do&#8221; list.<\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\nWhat about a different approach &#8211; and one that is supported by good research? <strong>Focus exclusively on how to do things right.<\/strong> Who cares what people are currently doing? Let&#8217;s focus completely and intensely on the desired state. 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