Bbcompton@aol.com wrote:
> ...snip...
> Taken a step further, why is that a few people seem to be the consistent
> innovators and other people just go along with the flow? In the last three
> years there are five of us who have made significant contributions to our
> business in my department. The other 105 people just do their job, and
> don't really think about how to improve our work. Honestly the five of us
> are running out of steam. Someone else needs to pick up the slack, but no
> one is stepping forward.
>
> Can anyone help me explain these dynamics?
Do you want to "explain these dynamics" ?
Don't you want to involve the other 105 people?
My suggestion is to tell them during one of your next meetings.
The following:
"In the last three years there are five of us
who have made significant contributions to our
business in my department.
Honestly the five of us are running out of steam.
Someone else needs to pick up the slack, is there no
one who is ready to step forward?."
If you are interested in explaining these dynamics, I think we have to
have a lot more information.
I don't think that's a productive exercise, probably based on old dynamics
that have long changed but the habits remain...
Donald E. Jennings
[Host's Note: Donald, I think you're saying, "Forget the explaination of
what happened in the past... Past is past... Let's get started getting
more of the 105 people involved!" Do I read you correctly? I'll just
observe that this would be quite valid if the "old dynamics have long
changed" but would fail if the old dynamic is still around to undo
whatever improvement you stimulate. Does this help? ...Rick]
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