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Strategies for Getting Future Fit

1. Create a clear and compelling purpose Purpose is passion. When you have identified, shared and articulated your organization’s purpose you must then find ways to help your employees align to this. What does it mean for them? How does it align to their own purpose; their own reason for being? Doing this will enable leaders to unlock the passion and belief in what an organization delivers; leaders must then help their teams understand the part they play in delivering this so that they will begin to feel that what they do matters . This creates a collective energy in your organization that is infectious, fulfilling and motivational. You must work as a leadership team to define and then share your vision with your employees. Empower your leaders and managers to bring the vision to life – give them the knowledge and skills to be able to do this. Show them not just what results you expect but help them imagine what success looks like both to the organization and the individuals. Now the real work begins, to ensure your organization is sustainable, securing a better future for the business, its employees, its communities, the planet and society. Begin with some work on scenario planning; what does the future hold for your organization? How can you prepare? Work through the PrimeFocus TM conditions as a leadership team and assess your structure and culture. Does it serve your purpose and vision? What change or transformation is required – for example, will you require the same job roles in the future, and could some roles be filled by temporary employees? And seeing that human talent underlies the other eight conditions of a successful organization, what are the skills and behaviors you need to achieve your better future? Further on in this paper, we provide you with a list of future skills which are expected to be vital in the future – you will need a development needs analysis in order to identify skills gaps in your employees and will have to make the decision whether to recruit the right skills from the hyper-competitive job market or undertake specific skillset training with current employees. 3. Carry out an organizational assessment 2. Identify your vision for the future

Primeast’s Model for Strategic Alignment: PrimeFocus TM – creating the conditions for successful, purposeful organizations

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