Re: Handling Power & Politics LO1881

Ketan Lakhani (klakhani@aztec.co.za)
Fri, 30 Jun 95 11:51 EET

Replying to LO1829 --

>I know that this is going to sound very simple, but I believe that
>politics and power are dealt very easily. We should not fight them off,
>but as we build learning organizations politics and power will lose their
>effect on organizational life. They may not totally disappear, but those
>relying on porwer and politics would find themselves out of place. As the
>organization learns to rely on brainpower, on the intellectual capacity of
>its members, those who play politics and power would be force to become
>learners too!
>
>Sounds pretty easy, I know but ...

It also sounds naive . . politics and power are a part of being human -
and even if we rely on intellectual capacity it will still be there - you
are presuming that power and politics are not "intelligent" or
"brainpower" conditions of the human experience. We'll just get better and
sharper at it.

Ketan

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