From the course: Creating an Adaptable Team
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Flexibility vs. rigidity
- Have you ever been in a meeting with the purpose of improving a process when one of your coworkers says, "But we've never done it that way." I want you to try to remember two things. First, how did that statement impact you? Now you might find comfort in the statement, "We've never done it that way," because it emphasizes playing it safe. You know, why rock the boat now? Or you might find discomfort in that statement because really, the point of the meeting was to come up with something new, not make a monument to the status quo. Next, I want you to consider this. How did that question affect the energy in the room? I'm guessing it sucks some of the oxygen out of the room and may have invalidated some of the people present. Depending on the tone, it could even come across as cynical or condescending. Now in this video, I want to help you avoid a fixed mindset. And I want to share three things you can do to be flexible.…
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