How To Cultivate Opposition Force To Produce Actual Benefits

More and more companies are also beginning to realize that the contradiction between opposition force and a certain range is reasonable and crucial. Some companies even set up internal disruptive innovation departments to promote radical changes inside.

Then, what can the company do to make the internal opposition force produce real benefits? Here are some feasible suggestions:

1. construction Safety space

The security space is not necessarily a formal organization such as an employee Council, but rather an atmosphere of tolerance of dissent and protection from discrimination and pressure. This does not simply mean that the company will open up all decision-making power, make the structure more flat, and only take the "grass roots plan". In fact, it can make the management of the company more tolerant of the voices of employees, and more effectively introduce new initiatives and policies. Every implementation of the policy and the newly developed product functions are like a wave of undercurrents, just as every force produces an opposite force. It is often these reactions that keep the fire ahead for the next stage of the process.

　 2. ensure that internal opposition forces always exist.

Managers may be inclined to think, yes. Pluralistic thought Inclusiveness (such as "crowdsourcing" or other forms of collaborative design) will eliminate at least less internal resistance. This is certainly helpful in the initial stage of the new policy, but it is easy for employees to produce resistance after the implementation of the policy, which undermines their support initially. Identity is a goal that is always changing. The window of opposition should always be opened.

　 3. embrace opposition, whether it is active or passive.

In order to work More and more conveniences, more and more employees are developing new ideas to bypass company policies. Take the phenomenon of bringing your own device (BYOD) as an example. Many professionals try to bypass the company's IT approval and bring their favorite mobile devices to the workplace. According to a survey conducted by Forrester Research for Trend Micro, 78% of enterprises have implemented the BYOD plan, of which 70% of them improve productivity as the main reason for implementing it.

Opposed innovation means, in this sense, to enhance the sense of responsibility of every employee. Creative employees will try to find a better way to work, rather than just copy the process manual. This may lead to the abandonment of some authority by the owners of the enterprise and the change from the owner to the able person. Transformation may be painful, but in the future it will yield fruit of happiness.

The company could even go a step further, such as setting up the genius house, and organizing a brainstorming session / creative incubator with all participants anonymous. Or why not set up a secrecy staff Council? They can hold regular meetings to discuss important matters of the company, or even bypass the management team to make recommendations to the board directly. You can also build a living / working community, unite the strength of employees and customers, and explore the company's vision and the opposition between the current policy and the company. Even if the internal brand shuffle or product transformation is carried out, the reaction force aroused by it may prompt us to reconsider the strategy before and even eliminate everything.

Finally, what we need to bear in mind is that opposing innovation starts with asking the right questions. What is the "black market" of the company? What is "underground"? Who is your "supernatural teenager"? Is it a hacker? Who wants to "occupy" your company? Who observed the cracks in the organization and tried to attack them? Before they realized that they could do so, invite them and do the same with them. Make sure that the internal opposition forces have enough safety space to grow up and keep away from them and keep them fully inspired. Resist the temptation to suppress opposition. Listen to the objection, rather than put it on the shelf. Always remind yourself that occasional infidelity may be the strongest loyalty.