Monday, July 21, 2014
LET IT BE: A Management Metaphor by the beetles
Year after year, I've been plagued by beetles that feed insatiably on my potato field. Not this season. Rather than clear cut, I left patches of grass grow among the seedlings. The grass soon morphed into a muti-colored interlacing of foxgloves ‹ alluring, seductive and quite poisonous. To my delight, the foxgloves drove the beetles away.

I hadn't attempted to relocate the foxgloves into my enterprise. (If I had, they surely would have been uncooperative and died.) I hadn't poisoned the garden with pesticides. Instead, I let nature patch in its own corrective code.

What's the business metaphor? Give every member of your organization space. Let it all happen. Then take note. From the Beatles to the beetles: there will be an answer; let it be.
3 Comments:
At July 21, 2014 at 12:57 PM , Blogger Unknown said...
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At July 21, 2014 at 1:06 PM , Blogger Unknown said...
Eloquent, thoughtful, and right on the money. Giving a bit of room to breathe and grow is an essential part of any successful business. Allowing employees to spread their wings and contribute brings out the best in them while management is in a far better position to assess, guide, refine, and alter course (if needed). Furthermore, it fosters a sense of ownership, which brings to mind some more great Beatles lyrics, “Life is very short, and there’s no time for fussing and fighting, my friend...We can work it out."  
At June 17, 2015 at 4:58 AM , Blogger Unknown said...
Meru Solution  

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