"Live in harmony with each other.".
Over the years, we've spent time on resolution of conflicts in the workplace.
Let's revisit that theme for another day and expand it to how we work
with each other to get the the best from our ourselves and others. The
best selling business book by Pat Lencioni; The Five Temptations of a
CEO, describes one of the fatal temptations of a CEO being the quest to
keep harmony in the workplace. While on the surface and in the context
of his book, the point is a good one, I have also been in too many
workplaces where what is really needed, is a big dose of harmony. You
have seen it too where companies, teams, departments, or in groups where
it is always a constant fight among individuals and constant
politicking. So much so that the politics of the organization take over
the culture and there is no harmony other than the harmony that everyone
is political. This does not make for a fun or purposed workplace and it
becomes nearly impossible for an individual to feel as she or he can
rise to their full potential and purpose in that environment.
In Romans,
12:16, Paul is clear though that we are to strive for harmony. He says
bluntly, "Live in harmony with each other.". It can be done, but it
means that each of us have to dig deep into our souls and see if we are a
part of the problem. If we are a part of the politics or the division
of people and objectives, then we need to find a way to rise above the
fray and become leaders of a different way. Each workplace has a
definition of what harmony could be. That definition can be explored and
uncovered by meeting and talking to those who are the best
representations of harmony and alignment and staying on task or mission.
And, usually, they are the people who everyone wants to work with or
for. Can today, you seek out those people in your company and talk to
them about how they have achieved this harmony in their team and then
bring some of it back to your own team? Can you become an example and
role model of how to bring harmony into the company and how to work with
each other in a way that everyone can feel good about and be happy? I
know you can!
Reference: Romans 12:16 (New Living Testament)
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