Never Help: Fixing People Is a Form of Colonialism Peter Block
Never help: (all fixing people is a form of colonialism). | Peter Block Continue reading Never Help: Fixing People Is a Form of Colonialism Peter Block
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Colonialism is the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
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Colonialism is the practice of extending and maintaining political, social, economic, and cultural domination over a territory and its people by another people in pursuit of interests defined in an often distant metropole, who also claim superiority.
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Culture Is Emergent Chris Corrigan
A culture is emergent and is the result of millions of interactions, behaviours, artifacts and stories that people build up over time. It is unpredictable and results in surprise. The idea that a “culture change initiative” can be rolled out from the top of an organization is not only a myth, it’s a hidden form of colonization. And worse, the idea that people need to be changed in the way the … | Chris Corrigan Continue reading Culture Is Emergent Chris Corrigan
My Business Is to Do My Thing, to Dance My Dance Anthony de Mello
Waking up is unpleasant, you know. You are nice and comfortable in bed. It is irritating to be woken up. That’s the reason the wise guru will not attempt to wake people up. I hope I’m going to be wise here and make no attempt whatsoever to wake you up if you are asleep. It is really none of my business, even though I say to you at times, “Wake up!” My business is to do my thing, to dance my … | Anthony de Mello Continue reading My Business Is to Do My Thing, to Dance My Dance Anthony de Mello
Changing the Interactions Between People Dave Snowden
Changing the interactions between people is both more effective in achieving change and more ethical; telling people what sort of people you think they should be is a paternalistic form of neo-colonialism. | Dave Snowden Continue reading Changing the Interactions Between People Dave Snowden
Avoiding Modern-day Colonialism Colonialism: the dominance, control, and exploitation by one group over another
Colonialism has historically referred to the domination and control of one group or nation over another. However, the language of colonialism has recently been used to describe other forms of control and dominance. Continue reading Avoiding Modern-day Colonialism Colonialism: the dominance, control, and exploitation by one group over another
Dominant Discourse and Narrative ** Shape the world
Storytelling ** Weaponizing Public Discourse ** What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Society’s prevailing narratives frequently infiltrate our everyday discussions, subtly influencing us to adopt their rhetorical patterns unconsciously. Nevertheless, thoughtlessly replicating these dominant discourses hinders our ability to think independently and may inadvertently Continue reading Dominant Discourse and Narrative ** Shape the world
Don’t Give Advice Especially when it is sought
Don’t give advice: Giving advice usually comes from a genuine desire to help. But advice can become another way of doing things to people rather than working with them. A conversation that listens first often achieves far more. Continue reading Don’t Give Advice Especially when it is sought
From Doing Things to People to Working Together Changing the relationship changes the conversation
People spend a great deal of time trying to change other people’s behaviour. That often creates resistance rather than engagement. Better results come from working with people instead of trying to do things to them. Continue reading From Doing Things to People to Working Together Changing the relationship changes the conversation