Do people have the power...social power?
Something I have realized here recently. Among a group of people some people stand out for one reason or another. Some naturally, some through deliberate acts...lets call them the one with balls. Those with balls, or through just a plain force of personality seem to come out above their prospective crowd.
So, maybe not all inclusive but there are some good examples. Now, in many business and purposeful organizations, there is always some structure of leadership/command. Now that we have laid that foundation, lets lay the ground for my rant. Again almost every major organization has two groups, labor and management. Each is broken into a stratified system of command. Now what happens when you have a young and still very green management person trying to force their will upon the senior members of the labor group?
Maybe this is where the proverbial balls come in. Even if the green manager has been given the authority. What if they are not necessarily "right" about their action or words? Should the senior labor just say "no" ?? If they do have the "balls" and are therefore able the sway this green manager to their will...then who is the leader in this scenario? Does this really mean that managers are really leaders? Your not a leader because people do what you say just to keep their job, which I think is often the case.
You see often who has the power in a social situation as well. In a group of people someone may say or something that no one in the group agrees with. How often will anyone actually say anything? I notice they don’t say anything because they are afraid to rock the boat...often seems they are ultimately afraid losing certain (selfishly) relationships. Now I have seen this same behavior even in the professional environment as well. Some say they know what their place is...but if you are seeing something that wrong, then rock the hell out of that boat! I like to think, or I like to try to live in a black and white world. if I see something wrong I Iam going to say or do something about it.
So, maybe not all inclusive but there are some good examples. Now, in many business and purposeful organizations, there is always some structure of leadership/command. Now that we have laid that foundation, lets lay the ground for my rant. Again almost every major organization has two groups, labor and management. Each is broken into a stratified system of command. Now what happens when you have a young and still very green management person trying to force their will upon the senior members of the labor group?
Maybe this is where the proverbial balls come in. Even if the green manager has been given the authority. What if they are not necessarily "right" about their action or words? Should the senior labor just say "no" ?? If they do have the "balls" and are therefore able the sway this green manager to their will...then who is the leader in this scenario? Does this really mean that managers are really leaders? Your not a leader because people do what you say just to keep their job, which I think is often the case.
You see often who has the power in a social situation as well. In a group of people someone may say or something that no one in the group agrees with. How often will anyone actually say anything? I notice they don’t say anything because they are afraid to rock the boat...often seems they are ultimately afraid losing certain (selfishly) relationships. Now I have seen this same behavior even in the professional environment as well. Some say they know what their place is...but if you are seeing something that wrong, then rock the hell out of that boat! I like to think, or I like to try to live in a black and white world. if I see something wrong I Iam going to say or do something about it.
posted by The Practitioner at 2/25/2006 10:27:00 AM
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