Hippocrates said: “๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ด๐ฌ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ’๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐จ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ช๐ค๐ฌ.”
He meant it in the context of personal health, but isn’t the same true for the health of an organization, letโs say the culture of the organization?
Imagine trying to mend an organizational culture, empower an employee, or guide a manager, only to find they’re clinging tightly to the victim state. Sometimes, people are afraid to get out of their victim state because it’s beneficial to them for some reason. So, if you’re going there to help them and make things better, you might just hit yourself against the wall.
The truth is, ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ง ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐’๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ’๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ค. It’s not about merely applying strategies; it’s about a genuine willingness to shed light on the true depth of the reasons. This takes time and dedication. The precondition is to be interested in other human beings, not just effective business results. This is a change of mindset, a new perception of life and organizations.
Before we embark on the journey of change, are we truly prepared to let go of the things that are making us sick? This needs courage at first to face those things.
If you need help in that, let me know. Usually we are too afraid to look real deep things alone and bypass quickly, so help is usually needed.
Photo: Tara Winstead
