We live in a fascinating time. Technology, communication, collaboration, and knowledge bring us more changes every day to connect and grow. As far as leadership and business culture, it’s also an ever more complex time.
We have four and sometimes five generations in the workforce side by side trying to homogenize the experience through systems and processes, strategies and priorities, options and competing priorities. This is challenging for all of us.
I do subscribe to the mantra that education is a lifelong journey and that may be more important now than every before in our existence.
Sir Ken Robinson is a fascinating man who is a tireless champion for creativity, education, and possibilities. Watch his latest TEDTalk and replace teacher with leader and children with team and see if this may help for your career as well as our kids.
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Kneale Mann | Leadership and Culture strategist, writer, speaker, executive coach engaging leaders, collaborative teams, and strong business results.
TED | Ken Robinson
Showing posts with label conformity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label conformity. Show all posts
May 17, 2013
October 13, 2011
Expanding the Enterprise Through Conformity
con·form Adapt, accommodate. Comply with rules, standards or laws. Behave according to socially acceptable conventions or standards. Be similar in form or type.
in·di·vid·u·al Of or relating to an individual, especially a single human. By or for one person. Existing as a distinct entity.
If you have ever been to a concert, you've noticed them. If you attend major sporting events, it’s evident. You have seen many of them. In school we called them cliques. Each member attempts to be different while acting the same.
Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers. Mignon McLaughlin
They have a deeper understanding of each other, an almost unspoken confidence. To the untrained eye, they may all have had a sip of the Kool-Aid but they will tell you they think freely on their own.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority,
it is time to pause and reflect. Mark Twain
Their iPad was a sound choice made void of any peer influence which is evident in their lack of need to tell everyone on the planet about their purchase. The navy suit with crisp white shirt and steel blue tie was simply a gut call. The tattoo and pocket shorts had nothing to do with establishing an accepted image by others.
When you don't control your mind, someone else will.
John Alliston
I had a conversation recently with a great friend who said, “that doesn’t fit the culture here” and my lunch almost made a return visit. Culture is not a sentence in the annual report. Be like him and her and you'll do just fine. Step out and we may have a problem.
Do you ever push conformity aside to share a great idea?
Kneale Mann
image credit: oracle | original post: Dec 2010
in·di·vid·u·al Of or relating to an individual, especially a single human. By or for one person. Existing as a distinct entity.
If you have ever been to a concert, you've noticed them. If you attend major sporting events, it’s evident. You have seen many of them. In school we called them cliques. Each member attempts to be different while acting the same.Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers. Mignon McLaughlin
They have a deeper understanding of each other, an almost unspoken confidence. To the untrained eye, they may all have had a sip of the Kool-Aid but they will tell you they think freely on their own.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority,
it is time to pause and reflect. Mark Twain
Their iPad was a sound choice made void of any peer influence which is evident in their lack of need to tell everyone on the planet about their purchase. The navy suit with crisp white shirt and steel blue tie was simply a gut call. The tattoo and pocket shorts had nothing to do with establishing an accepted image by others.
When you don't control your mind, someone else will.
John Alliston
I had a conversation recently with a great friend who said, “that doesn’t fit the culture here” and my lunch almost made a return visit. Culture is not a sentence in the annual report. Be like him and her and you'll do just fine. Step out and we may have a problem.
Do you ever push conformity aside to share a great idea?
Kneale Mann
image credit: oracle | original post: Dec 2010
December 16, 2010
Conformity and Individuality
con·form adapt, accommodate, comply, fit. Comply with rules, standards or laws. Behave according to socially acceptable conventions or standards. Be similar in form or type.
in·di·vid·u·al Of or relating to an individual, especially a single human. By or for one person. Existing as a distinct entity.
If you have ever been to a concert, you've noticed them. If you attend major sporting events, it’s evident. You have seen many of them. In school we called them cliques. Each member attempts to be different while acting the same.
Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers. Mignon McLaughlin
They have a deeper understanding of each other, an almost unspoken confidence. To the untrained eye, they may all have had a sip of the Kool-Aid but they will tell you they think freely on their own.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority,
it is time to pause and reflect. Mark Twain
Their iPad was a sound choice made void of any peer influence which is evident in their lack of need to tell everyone on the planet about their purchase. The navy suit with crisp white shirt and steel blue tie was simply a gut call. The tattoo and pocket shorts had nothing to do with establishing an accepted image by others.
When you don't control your mind, someone else will.
John Alliston
I had a conversation recently with a great friend who said, “that doesn’t fit the culture here” and my lunch almost made a return visit. Culture is not a sentence in the annual report. Be like him and her and you'll do just fine. Step out and we may have a problem.
Do you ever push conformity aside to share a great idea?
knealemann | email
image credit: google images
in·di·vid·u·al Of or relating to an individual, especially a single human. By or for one person. Existing as a distinct entity.
If you have ever been to a concert, you've noticed them. If you attend major sporting events, it’s evident. You have seen many of them. In school we called them cliques. Each member attempts to be different while acting the same.Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers. Mignon McLaughlin
They have a deeper understanding of each other, an almost unspoken confidence. To the untrained eye, they may all have had a sip of the Kool-Aid but they will tell you they think freely on their own.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority,
it is time to pause and reflect. Mark Twain
Their iPad was a sound choice made void of any peer influence which is evident in their lack of need to tell everyone on the planet about their purchase. The navy suit with crisp white shirt and steel blue tie was simply a gut call. The tattoo and pocket shorts had nothing to do with establishing an accepted image by others.
When you don't control your mind, someone else will.
John Alliston
I had a conversation recently with a great friend who said, “that doesn’t fit the culture here” and my lunch almost made a return visit. Culture is not a sentence in the annual report. Be like him and her and you'll do just fine. Step out and we may have a problem.
Do you ever push conformity aside to share a great idea?
knealemann | email
image credit: google images
