You can be anxious.
You can worry.
You can feel victimized
You can make up theories in your head of the worst thing that can happen in every situation.
You can live your life with fear.
And as Seth Godin says, “Anxiety is experiencing failure in advance.”
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Most of us don’t like change. We are socialized (a word I am not fond of) into liking routine and predictability so when change started creeping itself into our work life, most people didn’t like it. So companies created programs to deal with change. I am personally trained to deliver expert change management programs. And I have for years. But I can’t do it anymore since my faith has been shattered.
Everyone keeps trying to implement change when in reality what’s happening is the “band-aid strategy.” Trying to stop the bleeding rarely works unless you deal with the gaping wound. And no one wants to deal with what’s truly challenged in the workplace today — leadership. We are facing one of the biggest leadership crisises in history in all aspects of of the world — government, healthcare, non-profits, corporate and it goes on and on. Slogans, posters and balloons have replaced authenticity and commitment to people. Continue reading
After 13 years, my last piece of equipment was picked up from my doorstep by FedEx on Friday. I have no access anymore to the company I was told I was part of the “family.” It is surreal. I am both happy and sad.
“You are in love with this company. And the company you are in love with no longer exists.”
That statement from a colleague hit me hard, right between the eyes. I remembered being in love with my ex husband (from the early days) and when that bond started to break apart, I was in denial. The company that I currently work at is definitely not the one I joined 12 years ago. It has transformed from having a start-up mentality into a large, “humanless” machine. The company changed its relationship with me but in my heart, I didn’t want to see the changes. I wanted to believe that the endless hours and weekends I invested working were actually worthwhile. While in reality, the only payback I got was satisfaction from my results.
The bottom line is if they had to make a spreadsheet decision and let me go tomorrow because they wanted to reduce their operating expenses, they would not think twice about it. They would make that decision for the good of the company. Despite all the posters and emails about being part of a family and the company culture, they would not hesitate to let me go if they had “no other choice.”
So, why is it that employees are more loyal to organizations than organizations are to their employees?
