If you have employees, you have company politics.

When you bring people into an organization, you bring in complex human dynamics that can easily make or break your company. Every organization has its own unique dynamic, and each personality added to the mix can either strengthen it or damage it.

Every organization also has two hierarchies. The first is the official company structure that appears on paper. The second hierarchy is hidden or unseen. It's not unusual for a company to have a lower-level employee who holds a surprising amount of power through the social dynamics. Some employees use complicated emotional dynamics to influence other people, gain favor, or draw lines of division.

It would be nice if every person who joined a company adhered to an unspoken agreement to support one another and contribute to healthy working relationships. Experience has taught all of us that this isn't always realistic. How your employees interact with one another can make or break your company. If the dynamic isn't healthy, good employees may start looking for the door.

At the same time, it's understandable that many employers end up with an unhealthy dynamic or complicated hierarchy by accident. They wanted to hire the right people, but over time, things simply happened.

The accountability problem nearly everyone shares

Most employers today complain about accountability issues within their organizations. These problems are so common that nearly every company deals with them to some degree. Many employers are also concerned about the emerging workforce and what appears to be a changing relationship with workplace accountability.

Virtually every company wants to improve accountability, but many end up using ineffective methods that can easily backfire. There are proper ways to install accountability systems and improper ways to do it. Managers are often left to wing it when it comes to holding their staff accountable. Without the right structure and methods, their attempts can create defensiveness, resentment, inconsistency, or even greater resistance.

Every person is an emotional ecosystem

There are dozens of different workplace dynamics, and all of them are complex and nuanced. Problems can emerge seemingly out of nowhere, and managing them effectively can be challenging. Few people truly understand human behavior and all the complexities that come with it.

Each person brings a unique emotional ecosystem into the workplace, and that becomes part of the larger company dynamic. Many organizations find themselves in the precarious position of realizing that their efforts to manage problems and keep everyone on track have not worked. In some cases, those efforts have made the problems worse. It would be impossible to list all the ways people can create emotional leverage, conflict, division, or instability within a workplace.

How 10X Workforce helps

At 10X Performance Group, we have an in-house human behavior expert who understands the complexities of human behavior and how to navigate them. Our 10X Workforce division addresses the unseen human dynamics that affect how your company operates and how it feels to work there.

We offer something most consulting firms do not: extensive experience with human dynamics and high-conflict people. We use three different systems designed to help resolve problems, get your company on the same page, and give managers what they need to do their jobs effectively.

These systems were built on a foundation of human behavior expertise. We don't offer fluffy leadership theories. We offer applied systems and concrete structures designed to produce real results.

When you hire our 10X Workforce division, we begin with a free consultation, assessment, and roadmap forward. From there, we offer several services to help you manage the part of your organization that may feel unmanageable: the human dynamics.

Every service at 10X is designed to drive results and improve outcomes. We offer services in the two main areas where companies experience breakdowns: operations and workforce.

Give us a call. We'll take a look under the hood, assess your organization's dynamics, and give you a roadmap forward — including clear goals and how we intend to accomplish them.