“In weak cultures, people find safety in the rules. This is why we get bureaucrats. They believe a strict adherence to the rules provides them with job security. And in the process, they do damage to the trust inside and outside the organization. In strong cultures, people find safety in relationships. Strong relationships are the foundation of high-performing teams. And all high-performing teams start with trust.” -Simon Sinek (The Infinite Game)
There’s a reason one of the most basic principles of life is so easily show by the Stick example. You have one stick, it easily breaks, but grab a bundle of sticks and it’s near impossible to break. We work better together.
We can accomplish more, we can do more and we can achieve more over the long term by working together. So why is our default mode to do things for ourselves and forget about others when it is in fact the solution to everything?
Makes you wonder that if we are all truly out for ourselves only, why were we born to depend on other people?
Until Tomorrow,
Jason Ziebarth
JZ#436