Superiority of a New Initiative

It is interesting to observe a heated and passionate debate among colleagues during lunchtime regarding a corporate-wide new initiative by the company.

This is not the first initiative. In fact, over the years, there are many different initiatives with different reputable international consultants engaged by the corporation. These consultants are expensive.

Many at the lunch table argued and supported the superiority of this new initiative. They stressed the fact that this round is very different and the initiative encompasses many more dimensions, not addressed by the previous initiatives. That explains the not so successful outcome in the past.

A veteran in the group pointed out that the rationale and argument sound very familiar, as in the past, he noticed the same passion and zeal by some members who supported the initiatives and programs then.

“In five years time, is there a possibility that another group of people with equal or more passion advocate another initiative, citing the missing pieces of the current initiative?”

The group challenged the veteran as what are the missing pieces?

“Commitment and genuine dialogue where there is rich flow of meaning in very conversation”.

This quickly resulted in another fierce round of debate and argument. “What do you mean by that?” “What evidence you have that there is no commitment and dialogue in the current initiative and program?”

Another quiet veteran saw the same pattern of behavior, people cannot see eye to eye and real good communication was not generated, right now at the lunch table, not in the current initiatives or in the past so many initiatives.

But he was wise enough not to open his month, less he got dragged in the same problem that he wanted to highlight.

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