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		bernardom on Jan 2, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Can-Do vs. Can’t-Do Culture > Management can turn "Yes, if..." people into mindless drones over time by constantly shooting them down and feeding them negativity. And individuals can turn everyone else into mindless drones by constantly saying "no, because of XYZ." Blaming "management" is so fashionable, and so counterproductive.

calinet6 on Jan 2, 2014 | [–]

Counterproductive from an individual perspective; the only means of productivity from an organizational perspective.

dreamfactory on Jan 3, 2014 | [–]

I take management blaming here to mean that this is a systemic problem that can can only be solved at an organisational level (rather than blaming a caste within that org).

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