Source: Richard Branson on Passing the Bad-News BuckThis “us and them” problem is exacerbated by our reliance on impersonal communications technologies.
One of a leader’s greatest challenges these days is getting people to actually talk to each other; one-on-one meetings and old-fashioned brainstorming are vital to the success of any growing business.
Improving the flow of information is just one part of the communications challenge; getting employees to actually listen to each other is much more difficult.
A big part of the problem is that the only word that gets more play than “they” is “I”.
Credit: Richard Branson
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Blaming digital tools is common for people who don’t experience the underlying systemic issues that shape behaviour. Hence “Back to Office” policies. See also, this Linkedin thread:
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Thanks, Dan; indeed, digital tools are not the only cause of the lack of teamwork, but in my experience, they do play a large part.