Enterprise Coaching

Is Your Organization Surviving Change - or Thriving in It?

Outlining a framework to handle the rapid pace of change by managing the Survive Channel and the Thrive Channel.

Gaurav Gupta, John Kotter, Vanessa Akhtar

Aug 13, 2021 • 12 min read

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Adaptation

Transformation

Managing Change

Growth Mindset

Responding to Change

Summary

In the post-pandemic period, organizations are adapting to the new changes made during the pandemic. Such as leveraging social tools like zoom to interact with their teams and clients. However, how are the companies dealing with this major transition? Here, we learn the two-channel systems coded into humans that are usually in response during times of rapid change and uncertainty. The Survive Channel, which is activated by threats and leads to feelings of fear, anxiety, and stress; and the Thrive Channel, which is activated by opportunities and is associated with feelings of excitement, passion, and joy.

Takeaways

Creating smart, fast change means preventing the Survive Channel from overheating while activating the Thrive Channel leading to more innovation, adaptation, and leadership.
Increasing vitality, complexity, and rapid change require new ways to drive change within organizations by mobilizing the employee base to actively participate in gathering insights, creating solutions, and providing leadership.
Teams, organizations, and the society at large have always faced a challenge in adapting to uncertainty and complexity.
There are two-channel systems in response to times of uncertainty and rapid change. The Survive Channel and the Thrive channel. The former is activated by threats and leads to feelings of fear, anxiety, and stress. While latter is activated by opportunities and is associated with feelings of excitement, passion, joy, and enthusiasm.