March 19, 2012

United We Stand? We'll Decide That



"Any unity which doesn't have its origins in the multitudes is tyranny."

Blaise Pascal
17th century French mathematician/philosopher

True unity must come from those who are to be unified; you can't force unity on them.

As a manager can you order your direct reports to work together?

Sure.

Will they?

It's your job to see that they decide they want to.

2 comments :

  1. i like this. my boss just does not understand that ordering me to do something is not the same as getting me to do something

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  2. Ordering is to bossing what paint is to painting. It's part of the process but how you do it is as if not more important than what you do.

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