The bad idea is: “We need to change the people.” A much better idea is: “We need to draw out the greatness in everyone”
As managers, the story we tell ourselves is that our people are frail, weak and imperfect. It follows that our job is to change them and improve them. This is a total waste because it can’t be done. This story is only partly true; a more useful story is that we all have a bit of god in us and a bit of the devil. Managers with this story spend their time looking for the “god,” reminding people of the best of who they are, drawing out the greatness that already exists inside and putting this to work within the organisation. I wrote a book on this, it's called "Buddha Hunters."
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