Sometimes we place others in the uncomfortable position of receivingprescriptives. Unsolicited feedback presumes acceptance of our opinions, a point that Cole-Whittaker makes in “What You Think of Me is None of My Business.”Leo Buscaglia describes an incident of his own presumptuous behavior that resulted in a swift blow to his mouth.After striking him, his Japanese …Read the Rest
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As an OD consultant, I’ve found that firms many times have their heads in the sand. Even after receiving third party feedback, they sometimes engage in denial, blame, and share a disinclination to act. Blaming employees for being “problems” (and subsequently refusing to acknowledge contrary evidence) is insanity – the definition of which is doing …Read the Rest
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