Simon,
I have enjoyed your contra- positions on teams. Despite that, I was still
surprised by the following sentence to Ed, "An individual can never
overcome organizational debris such as politics, culture, offices and
hierarchy sufficiently to explore let alone reach their full potential
within an organization."
My question is, of course, can an individual ever reach their _real_ true
potential as an isolated individual outside of any organization? Or, to
go one step further, what exactly _is_ an individual who is a part of
absolutely no organization? Is that a hermit?
As near as I can tell, whether we like it or not ( I definitely do not
defend all of these), politics, culture, and hierarchy are normal parts of
our everyday lives. They are, as near as I can tell, like body hair --
just part of the environment.
I guess there are roles for individuals to have absolutely no part in any
organization, but I cannot identify them. You, for example, participate
in this discussion, and culture and politics arise in this list all the
time. Can you clairify?
--Rol Fessenden LL Bean, Inc 76234,3636@compuserve.com
1. Challenge the process. 2. Inspire a shared vision. 3. Enable others to act. 4. Model the way. 5. Encourage the heart.
(Compliments of Kouzes & Posner, "The Leadership challenge")
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