{"id":686,"date":"2011-02-26T12:10:20","date_gmt":"2011-02-26T12:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saasoft.com\/blog\/?p=686"},"modified":"2011-02-26T12:10:20","modified_gmt":"2011-02-26T12:10:20","slug":"wars-not-make-one-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hcse.blog\/?p=686","title":{"rendered":"“Wars Not Make One Great.”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>There appear to be two kinds of conflict: the one\u00a0initiated by an individual\u00a0and the one\u00a0initiated by a group.\u00a0 There also\u00a0appears to be a natural cycle to conflict\u00a0– the individual acting on behalf of a group gains power and can become so\u00a0disconnected from reality that they are later\u00a0removed from power by the evolving group. So, both\u00a0autocracy and\u00a0democracy appear to have\u00a0a light-side and a dark-side:\u00a0with the\u00a0benefit leading the risk. The problem is that\u00a0this system design creates the necessary and sufficient conditions for\u00a0oscillating behaviour: boom-to-bust;\u00a0centralise-to-decentralise;\u00a0expand-to-contract.\u00a0It it not a true cycle though\u00a0because time cannot be reversed,\u00a0we can never go back to a previous\u00a0time – so what we see\u00a0as oscillating is more\u00a0like a\u00a0driver swerving from one side of the\u00a0 road to another when the road ahead is not straight\u00a0and the forward view is limited.\u00a0 To\u00a0progress quickly along a winding road at night we need early warning of the next bend, good lights, quick\u00a0 reflexes, and\u00a0a responsive engine, brakes and steering. We need quick\u00a0and accurate feedback and\u00a0the confidence\u00a0to decide and act.\u00a0 The less feedback\u00a0we get\u00a0the more bumps\u00a0we have,\u00a0the lower our confidence falls, and the slower our progress becomes until we are paralysed with anxiety and fear.\u00a0 Asking for feedback is relatively easy – giving feedback is much more difficult because\u00a0to be effective\u00a0it must be tailored to the recipient. General and anonymous feedback is\u00a0ineffective. This implies\u00a0that the\u00a0person who asks\u00a0for feedback must also specify\u00a0why<\/strong> they want it and how<\/strong> they want it – they\u00a0need to set out the terms of the psychological\u00a0contract.\u00a0 Without that clarity we descend into confusion. Conflict is often seen as unhealthy and destructive and\u00a0when conflict is manifest as as battle the out-of-date paradigm that is blocking progress is destroyed but the collateral damage\u00a0is the price that is paid.\u00a0\u00a0Innocent bystanders get caught in the crossfire. It is this fear of collateral damage that often paralyses action and hands power to the\u00a0autocrat. The good news is that conflict can be healthy and constructive\u00a0 – when it is manifest as a race\u00a0for understanding, for meaning and for\u00a0a common purpose.\u00a0 As a race and a challenge and with\u00a0vision, agility and energy the unknown winding road ahead can be transformed into\u00a0a safe and exhilarating ride!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There appear to be two kinds of conflict: the one\u00a0initiated by an individual\u00a0and the one\u00a0initiated by a group.\u00a0 There also\u00a0appears to be a natural cycle to conflict\u00a0– the individual acting on behalf of a group gains power and can become so\u00a0disconnected from reality that they are later\u00a0removed from power by the evolving group. So, both\u00a0autocracy … <\/p>\n

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