COMMON FACTS
OF LIFE IN BIG ORGANIZATIONS & CORPORATE WORLD
Passing Phenomenon Of Vision & Mission In Big Organizations
In big organizations, it is very easy to formulate vision,
mission and noble intention for moving forward to greater heights of
achievement. The difficult part involves direction, implementation, conviction
and commitment. Why?
The bigger the organization, the more complex is the
inherent structure. The more complex the structure, the more diversities
prevail. The more the diversities, the more will complications arise. More
complications lead to more differences of opinion among the people in the
organization. More differences of opinion contribute to more frustrations
within the organization. More frustrations within the organization culminate to
personal conflicts. The more personal conflicts, the more office “movies” take
place. The more office “movies”, the more muddle-headed are the people in the
organization. The more people become muddle-headed, the more confusion crops
up. The more the confusion, the more going around in circles pertaining to
administration of the organization. Finally, the norm of going around in
circles end up with the original vision, mission and intention becoming a
passing phenomenon that has earlier excited everybody but fizzles out without substance.
Sounds familiar?
Most organizations easily create much hype on their grand
vision and mission statements. But not many have the resolve to handle the aspects
of direction, implementation, conviction and commitment which require all
internal stakeholders to blend firmly together.
Organizations successful in manifesting their vision,
mission and intention are those which institute measures to iron out the
intricacies of process and manpower management from the source to the tail end.
Creating profound mission and vision statements is very easy. Doing the right
things right continually without fail in all aspects of the organization is the impossible part if without absolute resolve by the management. Of course, needless to
say, a strong leadership is a must as the first prerequisite, and this can only
materialize by having all-round quality management in the organization.
Efficacious direction, implementation, conviction and commitment are the four
fulcrums to lever for successful achievement of vision and mission statements.
Art Of Winning In Corporate Political Games
In corporate politics, the key to winning is wits. It
depends who can outwit the adversary in the political games.
When you deal with somebody within the same corporation who
is trying to play games with you but you know that guy does not have the “brain
capacity” to outwit others, you should use your brain to outwit him. To outwit
an adversary, your emotions and mind must remain composed. Composure is
important for you in two respects:
1.
* You keep "cool" so that your adversary does
not know what you think and what you are planning to do as your next moves.
2.
* Your calmness will help you to free your mind
from negative thoughts so that your mental capacity can be re-charged for planning
the next moves.
When you react with bitterness or vent-up indignant emotions
because of political games directed at you by your adversary, your mind will
become clouded and your counteracting spirit is doused. You will then lose the
resolve to outwit him. In the end, you fall into the trap of your
adversary. You relent and you let him win in the game.
If you have the necessary knowledge and experience for the
job you are in, and if you have a sturdy mental capacity, advantage is at
your side. But very important is that you ought to remain composed instead of
being agitated when your adversary seems to have the upper hand. Stay cool to
strategize your moves with resolve instead of biting yourself with
frustrations. When your adversary purposely passes issues to you, do not let
the issues eat your heart out. Do not hold on to the issues without doing
anything to legitimately pass them back to the sender. So, manage your
emotions, mind and attitude in order to win your political games against your
adversary.
Unless you do not hope to move up the corporate ladder in
the near future, you should now learn to be engaged in corporate games whether
you like it or not. I always say: “You may not want to get involved directly in
office politics, but you should at least be aware enough of the political
environment so that you know how to defend your position by counteracting the
moves of your sly adversary.” Your mind-set must be ready to face issues,
obstacles and unfavorable developments. You may not want to start a game against
anybody, but when someone starts to play politics against you, you must be
mentally sturdy enough to defend yourself.
When you get frustrated or agitated, your gestures show;
others around you can notice your troubled countenance. When
your frustration or agitation shows, the more your adversary will try to
further agitate and frustrate you by pushing more of his games to your side. The
ill-intent is simple – he wants you to fall into his trap. He wants you to give
up.
I had frequently heard common outbursts from former
colleagues (before I left the corporate world) that either they were getting
tired of politicking in their place of work, or they did not care any longer
whatever would happen to them. Unconsciously, they were falling into the trap
of their adversaries. By adopting such a negative withdrawn attitude, they already
reclined to defeat.
Remember: Your adversary will have the upper hand if he is
composed in thoughts and actions but you are not.
Now, here are two "reflective" cartoons on internal corporate politics.......humorous.........but can be similar realities of corporate life.
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