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Leadership Skill: A Nod to The Predatory Organization
By harveyrobbins | October 22, 2002
There are a few instances of organizational hypocrisy which just burn my butt. This is one that I feel the need to get off my chest. My apologies up front.
There are organizations for which neither teams nor a team environment will do a bit of good. These are companies whose culture is unalterably predatory, unapologetic about having a son-of-a-bitch, screw-you personality.
There are thousands of organizations, and hundreds of thousands of departments within organizations, that fit this description, and they are happy with it in their own hellish, Dilbertarian way.
For such a company to try to coat itself in collaborative spirit, as if it were some sort of cosmetic powder puff, is absurd. People won’t believe the company’s intentions for a minute. It will simply waste time and money and fritter away whatever scattered microns of credibility such an organization still commands.
In fact, it just makes it more of a son-of-a-bitch organization, because it has added hypocrisy to its repertoire of treachery and abuse.
I hope I didn’t make that sound too attractive. And, again, I apologize. I feel so much better now.
For ideas on how to overcome such predatory cultures and create more of a collaborative environment, contact Dr. Robbins.
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