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Make Work More HumanRenée M. Smith, MSOD
Lean Transformation Services Director
Washington State Department of Enterprise Services
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What is fear?
An instinctive response to a perceived threat to
physical or psychological safety.
Fear is a survival mechanism.
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Psychological Threat = Physical Threat
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Fight or Flight at Work
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Lean scares people.
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I asked, “What is the most important job of a leader?”
“To eliminate fear from the workplace,”
replied Director Chris Liu.
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LoveFear
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What is love?
A limbic connection that attunes us to another, creating steadiness,
positive regard, and care.
If fear helps us survive, love helps us thrive.
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SafetyLoveFear IndifferenceIndifference Love
To:“I care.”
High regard Acceptance
InclusionEmpathyRespect
Trust
From:“I don’t care.”Disregard RejectionIsolationCallousnessDiscriminationSuspicion
Love moves us from Fear to Safety
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Hypothesis
If we decrease fear and indifference and increase love and safe,
then we will have better workplace outcomes.
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Testing this Hypothesis
1.Fear and Love Research Interviews
2.The Enterprise Services “Experiment”
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Fear and Love Research Interviews
•44 interviews so far
•Mostly government but some private sector
•Methods:•One on one interviews•Group workshop interviews
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Interview Questions1. Tell me about a time when you felt fear at work. Fear might mean
scared, excessively worried, terrified, stressed, anxious.
2. Tell me about a time when you felt loved at work. Loved might mean feeling care, belonging, acceptance, support, respect, trust.
For each:• What happened?• What did you do? What did others do?• What impact did it have?• What did it mean to you?
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Fear Stories
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“I didn’t know how to be successful after a change.”
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“I was betrayed by someone I trusted.”
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“I was publicly shamed.”
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“I wasn’t supported during a personal crisis.”
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“Fear is not a management strategy.”
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Individual reflection right now:
Recall a time when you felt afraid at work.
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Love Story ExerciseThink of a time when you felt Loved at work.
Loved might mean care, belonging, acceptance, support, respect, or trust.
• What was the situation?
• What happened?
• What impact did it have?
• What did it mean to you?
Find a partner and briefly share your stories – 2 minutes.
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Love Stories
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“My leader cared about me.”
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“My team was like a family.”
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“I received support during a personal crisis.”
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With love, we all win.
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Accountability
Safety
High Commitment
Low Commitment
Neglect Permissiveness
Compliance Responsibility
Fear
SustainableUnsustainable
Indifference Love
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Advice for Team Members• Say good morning. Smile. Be kind.
• Say please. Say thank you.
• Admit mistakes. Say you’re sorry.
• Get to know each other, respecting styles and preferences.
• Notice people. Let them know you see them.
• Support people when life happens.
• Share food.
• Celebrate together.
• Learn together.
• Have fun.
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Advice for Leaders• Create clarity about change.
• Show people how to be successful.
• Work on your self awareness.
• Give credit to others. Take the blame yourself.
• Buffer your team from fear from above.
• Foster mutual responsibility rather than just compliance.
• Build and honor trusting relationships.
• Remove leaders who are indifferent and create fear.
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“Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question.”
- e.e. cummings
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The Enterprise Services “Experiment”
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Washington State Department of Enterprise Services:Pursuing a Human Centered Way of Working
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“Respect for people means holding precious what it is
to be human.”
(Translated from the Japanese by Jon Miller
from Toyota’s original phrase)
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Our Definition of Lean
Lean is a human-centered
philosophy of work,
that creates a culture of curiosity,
collaboration, and care
so we deliver value to customers
and make public service gratifying.37
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A loving, safe workplace is a human centered workplace.
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Enterprise Services is pursuing these in a Human Centered Way
1. Customer Satisfaction (because it’s at the center of everything)
2. Team Member Satisfaction(because only engaged, satisfied teams create satisfied customers)
3. Financial Health(so that our teams can keep on creating satisfied customers)
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Customer Satisfaction Journey“What expectations need to be fulfilled for you to be a
fully satisfied customer?”
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Customer Satisfaction Questions1. Who are our customers?
2. What expectations need to be met for customers to be fully satisfied?
3. How well-satisfied are they today? Why?
4. What are the important gaps in their satisfaction?
5. How do we keep fresh our understanding of customers’ satisfaction and emerging gaps?
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Commitment to Team Member Satisfaction
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A loving, safe, human centered workplace is
A Thing.
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