Does it make sense?
The new empowered workplace environment encourages people to ask and answer the question, Does doing this make sense? Consider the seeing-eye dog. Trainers of seeing-eye dogs recognize there are three kinds of dogs. Two kinds are rejected for seeing-eye training:
– Those who are totally disobedient
– Those who are totally obedient
What kind makes the best seeing-eye dog?
Those who are obedient only if what they are told to do makes sense. Consider the situation of a dog, standing with his blind owner on a corner, who is given the command Forward, however, the dog sees a huge 18-wheeler coming. Does the dog say to itself bummer! and proceed to step off the curb? For the sake of itself and its owner, we hope not!!
What doesn’t make sense in your work environment? What are you doing about it?