Simon,
Thou shalt not judge doesn't mean check your brain at the door. That is
an invitation to disaster. It means don't use your judgement for purely
selfish ends. Don't let your prejudices rule your good judgement. We all
judge. I don't want to work with people who don't make judgements. And
this small text of Scripture has been used to validate the abuse of people
merely because they are not to sit in judgement. Place judgement in its
proper context. Ranking people is not to exclude but increase their
capacity for leadership and performance. That is why we judge, rank,
assess, and evaluate.
What I find is that people what to judge in arbitrary, ambiguous ways,
because they don't have to be held accountable for their judgements. I
find few successful organizations where they don't have rigorous means of
assessing their people and programs. It isn't to make people feel bad or
excluded, but to help them improve and the company improve as a result.
At least, that is my judgement.
Ed Brenegar
Leadership Resources
edb3@msn.com
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