From zone to zone, before finally growing

At the end of the year, many organizations make work programs for next year. I assume that we will definitely set a higher target. Although some of our instincts may be reluctant to work more extra. Who Anyway Those who don’t want to live easily, are light work, but more results?

Growth Alias ​​growing is always sweeter spoken than lived. Even when the determination has been displayed on the office wall, sometimes it stops to be inspiration words. Because it turns out that not many are willing to release comfort in the growth process.

Growth and comfort is not side by side, So said former CEO Ibm Ginni Rommety. The two of them (the process of growing and comfort) seem to be not destined to be able to live side by side.

And it is the leader who should always guide his organization to explore Rimba Raya challenges towards growth. Igniting the vision as well as pursuing risks to achieve it. These are not heroic words at all. It’s normal, because that’s the work of the leader.

The leader should be able to guide his organization to move to explore one zone to another.

Four zones

In the journey grows as anything, both individuals and organizations from small to large ones, we know four zones.

1. Comfort zone

Almost everyone agrees this is the best zone. Our instinct will maintain this condition. Because everything feels we have mastered. We memorize the ins and outs. In minimum efforts Safe conditions are in hand.

What are the higher target set for next year, if this year’s income is enough? Why take the risk for expansion that is not necessarily successful? Better to maintain what already exists.

2. Fear zone

Just one step out we get out of the comfort zone, the condition “Afraid” Usually we will feel. Facing situations that have never been encountered, many factors have not been controlled. The image of failure is everywhere. Not to mention the sounds that mention the previous conditions are better, better than now. Especially if you are a new leader in the organization, then the opponents compare with the previous leader. It’s finished.

Fear zone is a critical intersection. The choice to turn right to the comfort zone is always tempting. Especially if the pressure from around is so big.

Want to continue or come back?

3. Learning Zone

If it continues, the third area is Learning Zone. Not more comfortable, but at least we choose with full awareness to assume all that is confusing, painful, what cannot be controlled is learning.

All resources regularly and intensively are used to try new things, examine various references, make breakthroughs in execution and analyze the results. Everything becomes a collection of knowledge that is always evaluated and used as material for improvement.

Although tiring, but usually it can be more cool. Especially if there are signs of progress. What is needed is to care for the atmosphere so as not to stop learning.

At present more and more organizations are constructive Learning culture. Because when mental learning is increasingly becoming a daily life in the team, the organization will get many benefits.

4. Growth zone

This is You are new. When the organization reaps the results of its hard work to overcome fear and undergo a learning process.

The growing zone is not only marked by the organizational matrix that is getting better. But also a mental that is getting stronger. This point is actually the most promising benefit of sustainability.

This growing zone will gradually be more solid. Many aspects are increasingly mastered. Organizational conditions become stable (usually also enlarged). Not much turbulence. The atmosphere became more comfortable.

Sound familiar huh? Correct. Welcome to the new comfort zone.

At this point, you should know what we have to do next.[]