Most people I know, love being kept in the loop.
As long as they're 'kept in the loop', they are ok. The moment, they see something progressing without their knowledge, there is a reflex action of disagreement. Sometimes, disagreement precedes comprehension (or the lack of it!)
Isn't it funny that we are guided more by our need to belong than a desire to promote what is right?
Is it because we believe that nothing good can occur without our concurrence or is it that we don't want to face the possibility that our opinion doesn't count?
Don't we waste precious time and energy in alignments and building consensus? All this to satisfy an old tribal instinct?
If everyone leaves a fingerprint, what you get is a smudge-mosaic not a piece of art.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
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4 comments:
Jijs, I think this was quite perceptive :) I agree that it is mostly 'my opinion doesn't count' syndrome. I especially like the last statement!
Ended up here looking for info on how to best use the expression "keeping someone in the loop".
Anyway, thanks for the bringing up this interesting thought. My thoughts are that it's the connection between knowledge and power/competitiveness that causes this reaction... individualism.
I think its more about getting a sense of belongingness, which is crucial to march forward as a team. The degree of "keeping someone in the loop" could vary.... but in some way everyone should be informed.
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