Rick said:
>Recently, a colleague with my utmost respect said, "We have to speak up,
>to tell the world what we are seeing in organizations."
>
>That's been sticking in my mind continuously. In our client organizations,
>at the mid levels, we see a lot of sickness, organizational ill-health,
>mistrust, a break in the bond between the organization and the individual.
>And, much of this is unseen and under-appreciated. My friend says, "We
>must speak up." This feels awkward, a breach of the "can-do," positive
>expectations energy that enables much of our work.
I agree absolutely, now it's memed into my mind as well
and as I write this msg I start to worry about my bosses seeing this...
[Host's Note: ...when in the ideal organizaton, we'd never be concerned
that anyone would see what we've written. ...Rick]
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