Ideas for eliminating ‘us and them’ thinking and damaging rivalries between teams and divisions within the same organisation. (Note: this article does not deal with worker/management mistrust, as the power relations involved add a whole other dimension, although some of the remedies proposed may still be useful in those situations.) Do you find yourself at
There are two kinds of motivation, ‘Towards’ (something you want) and ‘Away-From’ (something you don’t want). Both have their uses, but which is better for helping you to achieve your goals? Anger, irritation, fear, or frustration with your current situation can be a great motivator to get you going, providing an initial kick in the pants to
You may have heard of the ‘burning platform’ metaphor for corporate change. The idea is that people won’t change unless current conditions are sufficiently scary to make them take the leap into change, whether they want to or not. Here’s a useful short video from Dr Peter Fuda that illustrates the limitations of this metaphor: “While some urgency
