Organizational Seasons

Definition: Organizational Seasons is a management metaphor used to look at the existence and external environment of organizations as if they had patterns like the weather.
According to Lancefield, organizations move through seasons—growth, transition, recovery, reset—not in tidy order, but in response to shifting realities. Leading well means knowing the season you're in and adjusting accordingly. Sustainable progress depends on leaders evolving their mindset and methods to meet the moment in the era of disruption.

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