Organisation sensitivity in detail

Positive examples

• Be able to discuss processes/practices in different parts of the organisation
• Ask questions to determine the effects of decisions on individuals and departments elsewhere in the organisation
• Understand who needs to be influenced to achieve key results

Negative examples

• Fail to recognise the impact of actions on other parts of the organisation
• Not demonstrate understanding of current organisational issues
• Pursue your own objectives in isolation of the rest of the company

Developing organisational sensitivity

• Arrange for meetings or project which involve work with other departments
• Volunteer for a secondment to another part of the organisation
• Consoder the impact of a particular decision on other parts of the organisation

Helping others develop organisational sensitivity

• Arrange for meetings or project which involve work with other departments
• Arrange a secondment into another part of the organisation
• Ask speakers from elsewhere in the company to speak to your team meeting
• Ask the individual to visit a departmental meeting elsewhere in the company and report back on areas of common interest
• Help the individual to understand the roles/strategies of other parts of the company
• Ask the individual about the impact of decisions on other parts of the organisation