consequences

balance:

Over-stressed organisations can develop a macho-work culture where being seen is more important that actual results. Sometimes people feel so busy just fighting fires that they have no time to consider how to remove the fuel of future fires. Many organisations are struggling with the symptoms of unbalance rather than the causes. How can this cycle be broken?

We all have different ways of coping with these types of stress. For some it is living for the future when somehow it will all be different; e.g. the next promotion, the next bonus, or the next holiday. For others of us, we surround ourselves with entertainment and activities so that we can temporarily avoid thinking about the concerns we have.

is there a better way?


effective:

Individuals can become complacent and step out of the race. They can stop believing in themselves and what they are capable of. They can become anxious about their future roles and defensive of anyone who seems to be challenging their position. They can adopt positions of safety within an organisation and become so risk averse, that they inhibit the natural development of themselves and the organisations they are involved with.

Ineffective companies can become accepting of mediocrity and to accept that the way things are is because that is the way that they have always been. They can get into a pattern of managed decline rather than thinking of what the organisation could really be and become. In the event of external shocks, they can go into a state of crisis, because they don’t have the organisational capability to deal with significant change.

is there a better way?