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“One of the most important culture shifts to observe in an organization is a shift away from an abusive organizational story of “giving 110 percent” to a story that better balances family and work.”
Then Simmons tells us a story of how a man missed a company to watch his daughter play soccer.
It’s a heart-warming story.
But what if everybody is “missing meetings” so that they can “watch their daughter play soccer”?
Telling heart-warming stories every time errors are made in the company will make a shift toward family-based stories within the company.
But a heart-warming story as an excuse to miss important company meetings doesn’t pay the bills.
If it is considered acceptable by one member of the organization, others will follow suit. Pretty soon, 2/3 of your project group is missing meetings simply because they have a nice little story of why they missed.
A balance definitely has to be found in order to balance family and work. However, a heart-warming story should not be deemed an excuse to miss important company meetings.
Tell your heart-warming stories on your lunch break.
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posted by BP @ 9:21 AM
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I think you are right...using events as excuses is bad and will make the workflow break down. if you miss something you definitely have to compensate for it and do your share to the project. It is a balance of giving and taking.
I think it all goes back to how the single person evaluates the particular situation and sets his/her priorities. but if all people decide that the companies meeting is of lesser priority, what does that say about the company (or the meeting)?.....
I had something, but I'm just in a bad mood and I was going to rant about capitalism and whatnot.
I'll save you from another boring brian lecture.
I will admit, I've ranted, erased, ranted, and erased.
A little bit cynical, but I agree. It's easy for Simmons (sitting back casually writing about the benevolent, almighty power of storytelling) to miss the reality of 'paying the bills.'
I actually really agree with you. I'm all for happy fun-time, but stuff still needs to get done. I wish that we lived in a world where we could trust people to not abuse things like taking a day off to recharge with your family. Unfortunately, people suck sometimes, so we can't have that level of trust in the workplace.
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