{"id":3912,"date":"2018-10-01T07:28:09","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T12:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/?p=3912"},"modified":"2020-12-21T20:44:39","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T01:44:39","slug":"organizational-health-matters-more-than-we-expect-is-your-organization-healthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/organizational-health-matters-more-than-we-expect-is-your-organization-healthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Organizational Health Matters More than We Expect. Is Your Organization Healthy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"OrganizationalOrganizational health<\/a> matters more than we might expect.<\/p>\n

Top management teams that are serious about developing vibrant businesses must look inward and assess the organization\u2019s health objectively. The most effective leadership behavior<\/a> reflects the state of the company\u2019s organizational health. Is our leadership behavior strong enough in ways that matters most in keeping our organization healthy?<\/p>\n

Organizational health should come first when determining which kind of behavior will be most effective for companies. Companies should spotlight different sets of actions in different situations.<\/p>\n

Self-Assessment of Organizational Health<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Leaders often overestimate the health of their organizations and the effectiveness of their leadership<\/a>. Too many executives default to describing their companies as good and striving to be great.<\/p>\n

This cannot be true. Companies cannot be above the median line of organizational health<\/a> than below it. A robust assessment is necessary to have a more informed sense of what it feels like to be in one type of company or another. But since a rigorous self-diagnosis is not always possible, some rules of thumb have been developed to help assess the health of organizations. The use of the rules of thumb in assessing the health of our organization gives executives a more informed sense of what state our organization is in.<\/p>\n

State of Health: Ailing Organization<\/strong><\/p>\n

The leadership style of an Ailing Organization tends to rely on very detailed instructions and monitoring. This is a symptom of excessive title control<\/p>\n

State of Health: Healthier Organization<\/strong><\/p>\n

The leadership style of a Healthier Organization shows greater support for colleagues and subordinates. Leaders are more sensitive to the needs of their employees.<\/p>\n

State of Health: Elite Organization.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The leadership style of an Elite Organization challenges employees to aspire higher still by setting stretch goals that inspire them to reach their full potential.<\/p>\n

Undertaking The Organizational Health Survey<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A survey was conducted to explore the effectiveness of different kinds of leadership behavior at companies in different states of organizational health. Purpose of the survey was to identify behaviors that matches organizational health with perceived effectiveness and to isolate those behaviors that were most effective in different situations.<\/p>\n

Based on a sample size of 375,000 people from 165 organizations across multiple industries and geographies, two core elements were analyzed.<\/p>\n