Below is a short but very helpful article by the Belbin team on 3 approaches to work that researchers identified as being helpful to managers in times of volatility. In summary, they are:
- Organisational routines, which are also efficient when work is predictable. Many established work processes fall into this category.
- Simple rules, or heuristics, which are rules of thumb that can provide shortcuts, speed up processes and decision-making, and prioritise the use of resources. (Phone triage of patients resulting from the pandemic-induced changes to work is a good example).
- Improvisation, i.e. spontaneous, creative efforts to solve problems that crop up at very short notice.
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Here's the article:
