If you want to trek up a hill, you can do it alone. And with some practice and grit, do it really well.
But no one, and no one, can climb the Everest alone. To conquer a mountain, you must climb with a team.
The rules of the mountains teach much. There is no hierarchy. The respect is earned not by who pays whom, but by who knows what and who does what.
The Sherpa who, strictly speaking, is a paid porter, gets much respect. Because he has been up and down that mountain many times, and because he has spent his life observing this mountain, worshipping her. He understands her moods way better than you ever will. When he tells you to turn, you always do. Because he knows better.
What if we spent some time doing that in organisations? Listening to people who have been around a long time.. understanding from them why things failed when they failed, what happened in the past. . it will waste time and bind our thought process. But it will also teach us lessons that we dont need to relearn.
I can remember a case study that we did at one of the courses. The details are not important, but the message was the same.
Do you think this would work for organisations? Why or why not?
* This post first appeared on my blog on ITtoolbox/toolbox.com on January 28, 2014
But no one, and no one, can climb the Everest alone. To conquer a mountain, you must climb with a team.
The rules of the mountains teach much. There is no hierarchy. The respect is earned not by who pays whom, but by who knows what and who does what.
The Sherpa who, strictly speaking, is a paid porter, gets much respect. Because he has been up and down that mountain many times, and because he has spent his life observing this mountain, worshipping her. He understands her moods way better than you ever will. When he tells you to turn, you always do. Because he knows better.
What if we spent some time doing that in organisations? Listening to people who have been around a long time.. understanding from them why things failed when they failed, what happened in the past. . it will waste time and bind our thought process. But it will also teach us lessons that we dont need to relearn.
I can remember a case study that we did at one of the courses. The details are not important, but the message was the same.
Do you think this would work for organisations? Why or why not?
* This post first appeared on my blog on ITtoolbox/toolbox.com on January 28, 2014
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