Survivor

The work place can look a lot like the show- Survivor-
People create their own alliances and do whatever they think necessarily to survive.
How can businesses avoid the “Survivor “ philosophy ?
Leaders need to be vigilant and they need to be amongst the people, walking around the bull pen, listening and assisting,
Leaders need to set goals and be out there constantly talking about them all rowing the same direction to achieve those goals. People need to know they are all part of the team, when people feel isolated it creates these alliances so they do not feel alone or secluded.
Here’s the thing once isolation creeps in it is like a cancer and will continue to grow, if a boss or leader can sense these silos beginning they need to address them head on , confront those that have these feelings and ask what they can do to help and then for goodness sake ACT- follow up !
Lead by example!
Leaders do not talk to one group or certain individuals and ask to not tell others about their discussions, people are smart enough to understand that they can also be on the other side of that fence too.
Include- do not exclude!
Exclusions and whispers are the building blocks of people being paranoid and people that are paranoid are unproductive and unhappy.
Your workplace can be whatever you want it to be and most everyone wants to feel like they are making a difference and everyone wants to be respected.
It is not hard people - just be honest - create a team atmosphere and be a part of the team- you will accomplish a great deal more and at the end of the day feel better about yourself and your job!

I Hope

Sunday morning, heard the preacher say
? Thou shall not kill?
I don't wanna hear nothing else about killing
And that it's God's will

'Cause our children are watching us
They put their trust in us
They're gonna be like us

So let's learn from our history
And do it differently

I Hope

For more love, more joy and laughter

We'll have more than we'll ever need

We'll have more happy ever afters

We can all live more fearlessly

And we can lose all the pain and misery

Oh Rosie, her man he gets too rough
All she can say is, ? He's a good man
He don't mean no harm
He was brought up that way?

Our children are watching us
They put their trust in us
They're gonna be like us

It's okay for us to disagree
We can work it out lovingly

There must be a way to change what's going on
No I don't have all the answers

But I hope
For more love, more joy and laughter

You'll have more than you'll ever need

You'll have more happy ever afters

And you can all live more fearlessly

And you can lose all your pain and misery

I hope

Change

Be prepared to change the message if needed:  

Another component of communications strategy that is rarely discussed is how to prevent a message from going bad, and what to do when does. It’s called being prepared and developing a contingency plan. 

Again, you must keep in mind that for successful interactions to occur, your objective must be in alignment with those you are communicating with. If your expertise, empathy, clarity, etc. don’t have the desired effect, which by the way is very rare, you need to be able to make an impact by changing things up on the fly. 

Use great questions, humor, stories, analogies, relevant data, and where needed, bold statements to help connect and engender the confidence and trust that it takes for people to want to engage. 

While it is sometimes necessary to “Shock and Awe” this tactic should be reserved as a last resort.