Traditional Wisdom... LO8857

Robert Bacal (dbt359@freenet.mb.ca)
Sat, 3 Aug 1996 21:21:30 +0000

Replying to LO8807 --

On 1 Aug 96 at 14:15, jpomo@gate.net wrote:

> I would not put such a statement in writing because it sounds like
> blaming the troops for management errors.

I agree with Joan that the statement has the potential for pinning the
tail on staff, though it also has the potential for giving credit to
staff.

> The choice as to good and how good or bad and how bad is
> one which is made by the bosses.

I think this paints a very bleak picture of employees...of people who will
not decide to function well, unless management sets standards that are
good. This is consistent with the notion that staff have no values of
their own, and set no standards of their own but for what they acquire
from management. Joan has stated elsewhere that she feels that employees
(in fact most people) are conformists.

I am trying to figure out how a learning organization can be based on such
assumptions about the emptiness of staff, that they conform, acquire their
standards and values from leaders of the organization, and take no
independent pride in their work.

Any thoughts?

Robert Bacal, CEO, Institute For Cooperative Communication
dbt359@freenet.mb.ca, Located in Winnipeg,Canada.
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