S10 Ep 08: How to get past the quick fix with Steve Hearsum

The Business of Being Brilliant

How do quick fix solutions impact the way we approach organisational challenges, and what's the alternative? In this episode I chat with Steve Hearsum, an experienced organisational consultant, coach, and author. Together, we explore why quick fixes in the business world are so tempting yet problematic; we also discuss the human side of transformation.

Join us as we explore how to:

⭐️ Recognise the allure of quick fixes while understanding their long-term implications.

⭐️ Equip yourself with the tools for constructive conflict and meaningful dialogue across organisational boundaries.

⭐️ Foster an environment where enquiry and sense-making are at the forefront of addressing complex challenges.

Steve shares compelling examples, such as the pitfalls of top-down transformations and the dysfunctions at board level, highlighting the necessity for collective sense-making. He also provides valuable insights into how individuals can be empowered to speak up in organisations entrenched in quick fix mentalities.

Tune in to discover how understanding the intricacies of quick fixes and embracing discomfort can lead to more sustainable organizational success.

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About Steve Hearsum:

Steve Hearsum has worked for over 20 years as an organisational consultant, coach and more recently supervisor. He has a keen interest in the human side of change, which in recent years has grown into a fascination with how shame and anxiety drive behaviour in organisations, particularly at senior leadership levels. He supports and challenges clients to find their edge and stretch when what they are after is more than simply ‘better sameness’. and has been described as ‘the right kind of fly in the ointment’.

His work focuses on building change capability in three main ways. Helping leaders develop their practice in terms of how they show up and the impact they have; working with internal and external consultants and organisational change practitioners of many a hue to develop their consulting skills; and culture work more generally. He published his first book, No Silver Bullet: Bursting the bubble of the organisational quick fix, in 2024.

Steve on Linked In: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/stevehearsum

Steve’s websites: https://www.hearsum.com/ and https://www.edgeandstretch.com/

Steve’s book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CZB11C26/

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