There are people you encounter in your career, who doggedly resist change or follow the mantra; ‘we’ve always done it that way.’ It is right to question proposed changes and weigh risks. It is also a good idea to ask whether hubris, laziness and complacency is behind the resistance. The following is a poem about blind […]
Journalist Richard Glover wrote a wonderful column about shocking the younger generations with his tales of office stationery. When he first joined the workforce, everyone had to convince the stationery gate-keeper that their pen (allotment, one) was indeed empty of ink before being issued with a replacement. “Don’t be ridiculous!” said bright young things to
Irving Janis is credited with coining the term Groupthink. He wasn’t promoting it as a good way to behave, by the way. Janis observed that when we are in decision making groups, the pressure to maintain a consensus results in reduced critical thinking. Selective bias starts to show in the way the group reacts to
My wonderful former colleague, Bob, has just sent a fabulous link on corporate jargon.