Demanding and accommodating

Demanding and accommodating

It’s good to be accommodating. It helps make a reality of collaboration and getting a group of people working together. Sometimes though… We need to be demanding. Some roles involve directing an organisation on behalf of stakeholders of one kind and...
Acting hard—a good idea?

Acting hard—a good idea?

An organisation wonders if it has a particular problem with stress—more than is typical… I ask whether the employees believe management cares about them, really wondering to what degree that is true. The response “Oh no, we wouldn’t want that” was so striking to...