Recently, I read an article in National Geographic. It said the closest (known) Black Hole to Earth was found ‘hiding in plain sight’ and far nearer than expected. Moreover, the Black Hole, the massive cosmic object was lurking in a star system one can see with the naked eye.
Is There a Black Hole in Your Organisation?
Black Hole in an organisation are people, process or a system that pulls down the experience. It sucks all the energies and wipes off all the positive gains. The result, they hold back the organisation and prevents growth. Blackholes processes are considered sacrosanct within the organisation and are never challenged. At some stage, the organisation invested funds to create these systems at a high consultant fee. They may be a favourite of the corner office and no one want’s to tell the king.
The Black Hole typically is so historical, traditional and fundamental to the organisational ecosystem that we take it for granted. We do not re-evaluate it. We instead try to adapt and adjust around it.
Black Holes Are Everywhere.
Black Holes are typically found in the headquarters. They are also known to surface in a remote district, where no amount of focus and investment seems to show any signs of gains.
Black holes are everywhere in the organisation, just like the stars in the Milky Way. They remain unrecognised because of the lethargy and lack of intent of the system to address the problem.
Look at the area where an organisation expects no growth. The reason may be the Black Hole rather than the potential of the market. The Black Hole most likely is the reason behind the gap between the expectation and experience delivered by the product, brand or service in the market.
Every marketing ecosystem is full of Black Holes. Black holes are efficiency and effectiveness dampener. Primed with negative energies, they pull the organisation back and create a bottleneck. There is an attitude that problems have no solutions. They avoid detection by remaining in shadows of a star performer. A star performer may turn a Black Hole when promoted or given responsibility beyond their current capabilities without training.
Organisational Blackhole.
Organisational Black Holes lead to opaque systems. Black holes kill any and every kind of idea, innovation without cross-examination. The Black Holes resist changes and departure from established processes. They remain inward-directed and hold on to the legacy of past successes. They are template operators in a self-contained system.
Black Holes continuously feed on others to keep the chaos increasing. Clinging to the star performer, they feed and survive of collaborative teams glory. They are insecure and isolation. They hate new authorities and changes.
Remove Black holes.
Organisational must invest time and energies to identify the Black Holes and then defuse their gravitational pull by changing their profile and responsibilities. Kick the black holes out and start with the ones with high orbital velocity.
If organisations fail to address the system, the blackholes will continue to bring down energy levels and eat up the employees who bring with growth ideas. The Black holes can disintegrate the whole system.
BLOG/012/2021
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