Do you hear what I hear?

The Institute of Noetic Sciences has launched a wonderful series of interviews with thought leaders one of who was Jim Garrison from www.wisdomuniversity.com. Jim is currently working with Paul Ray of www.culturalcreatives.org to update research on a group who do not know they are a group. They are defined by having shared values, may not all be found at the same coffee shop and who, if their collective wisdom were applied, can move mountains and realign the planets.

So what does it take to unleash that kind of potential into organizations?

It calls for a suspension of judgement for starters. Listening to discussions of Gen Y,  X, Boomers or Traditionalists inevitably draws up character profiles of each group. All of this can be helpful until labels get applied. Labels like, The Entitlement Generation, distract from what talent, mission and purpose lies beneath.

Non-performers are judged as being non-performers rather than taking a more informed view to see that the non-performer is really an unengaged performer. This morning at a business meeting the whole conversation about psychopathic employees came up. Psychopath is a pretty harsh label to apply to someone and does not actually inspire anyone to reveal what they can really do. The word would appear to be closely associated with parasite.

Engaging employees boils down to seeing what lies at the heart of the matter. Earlier posts on this topic speak to the need to have a receptive mind so one can actually hear what has passion, meaning and purpose. Perception shifting as a skill is a huge part of this as is recognizing and eliminating judgmental language, thought and action.

Over to You! Have you ever been in a situation where you held yourself back because the working environment was so loaded with judgment that it was not safe to be you?