The real problem being left unattended in an ordinary organization
is, in fact,
not the direction the team wants to go, nor its vision, nor the professional ethics of each member.
So-called employer or employee sentiment
comes down simply to whether or not people see the current position
as merely a temporary stand-in —
something used only until they can get hired somewhere (or by someone) on better terms.
The habit of "other-izing" the issue
always leads to expecting something from someone other than oneself,
and when the result doesn't satisfy, piling up complaints that can't be — or rather, won't be — aired.
An employer who says "speak up" and
an employee who says "first make an atmosphere where I can speak"
An employer who says "you can't speak even when I roll out the mat" and
an employee who says "I knew it would end like this"
Just as an employer shouldn't be cowardly toward the employee,
an employee shouldn't be cowardly toward the employer.
If you want the employer to be like Liu Bei,
you yourself must act like Guan Yu or Zhang Fei.
17.03.12
