“The central defect of evil isn’t the sin, but the refusal to acknowledge it”
M. Scott Peck
Every day there are organizations which are going through serious crisis. It may be brought on by leadership failure, market and economic factors, institutional resistance or more. Likewise there are many people who have made a New Year resolution to finally find a new job because they don’t want to work for a particular boss or company anymore.
One of the toughest things to know is when a work relationship is finally reached it’s beneficial end. Staff members tend to keep working despite disagreements with management because they perceive they don’t have other options. Management tends to keep team members on board despite the fact they don’t see eye to eye on performance, philosophy and strategy because they don’t want to take away another persons likelihood.
Clue: Is the problem or crisis acknowledged?
Often you know you’ve reached a point where you need to bail on an organization (or the organization needs to part ways with a staff member) when there is a stubborn refusal to even acknowledge the problem exists.
Feedback: Are you in a work situation where you are looking for solutions and the other side isn’t even acknowledging a problem? What steps do you recommend others take in this situation? What has worked for you?
David Curry
