Man or Machine?

A common way organizations try to increase efficiency is by treating employees like interchangeable parts of a machine-like system. While this strategy may seem effective, it can lead to making members of an organization feel dehumanized, and it ignores the underlying issue keeping organizations back from achieving maximum efficiency - that is, a lack of alignment.

This worldview is known as the Machine Paradigm, and its infamous in organizational strategy analysis for removing critical elements of the human condition like subjective experience and personal agency.

It’s one of many common strategies organizations adopt to increase efficiency, but these strategies don’t create or maintain alignment between departments or teams, so the ultimately fail.

Instead of treating employees like machines, one of the best ways to increase organization efficiency is to structure your organization’s workflow around everyone, making sure everyone knows their role in the larger system. Once duties and purpose are clear, the resulting workflow will evoke more excitement and engagement from all involved.

Canopy Inclusive works with organizations to put systems in place designed to increase efficiency and create lasting change, without treating their team’s members like interchangeable pieces.

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