Today's complex and rapidly changing contracting environments are fraught with ongoing tensions, "wicked problems" or dilemmas that continually result in sub-optimal performance and conflict. Opinions abound-and arguments frequently arise-over whether we should focus on: Managing risk or Reducing the probability Tactical (short term) view or Strategic (long-term) view Results or Relationships Supply chain management or Strategic sourcing Competition or Collaboration Pre-award or Post awardRather than being 'either/or' problems to solve, these are 'polarities' to manage: interdependent pairs of ideas that need each other over time to sustain high performance. Polarity Thinking is a reliable framework that allows us to take a 'both/and' perspective and, Reduce conflict Address 'unsolvable problems' Build trust and engagement Align people to achieve common goals Design and take action for long-term successAbby Straus, partner at Maverick & Boutique, offers us a look at the mechanics of Polarity Thinking and joins us for a discussion of how we might apply this highly effective framework in CCM.\r
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Our Expert:Abby Straus, M.Div.Abby is a partner in Maverick & Boutique, a consulting firm that helps organizations take advantage of complexity, ambiguity and rapid change www.maverick&boutique.com . A pioneer in the field of leadership for complex environments, she partners with individuals, groups and organization systems as a facilitator, workshop leader and coach, helping people develop distributed leadership capacities, strategies and methods of interaction to co-create a more successful future.Organizations that have benefited through collaboration with Abby include the Cleveland Clinic, Eli Lilly, Dun and Bradstreet, the International Center for Complex Project Management, United Way, Defense Acquisition University and the National Education Association.She is an avid yoga practitioner, musician, gardener and proud mom to a twenty-year-old son. She lives in the Pioneer Valley in Massachusetts.
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