CEO CHAT : How Can I Break Free? October 18th, 2019
HOW CAN I BREAK FREE?
Hi Shesh, “Four Monkeys & An Elephant” set me reviewing my own blind beliefs. Which leads to a question – how can the elephant ever escape its mental bonds? How can I break free?
ALL IT NEEDS IS A NUDGE
Thank you, Purvika. The two fables got me thinking, too.
What if a new lab assistant walked up the steps and took a banana? Would that break the monkeys out of their belief in a past practice they had inherited?
What if an activist encouraged the elephant to strain forward and snap the rope? Would that cause the elephant to re-evaluate the power of its bond?
I believe so. Usually, all it needs is a nudge.
This is where good bosses, mentors and coaches can play a vital role in professionals’ lives. They can help spot constraining cultures and beliefs. They can nudge people and organisations to test and question these, leading to gradually freeing them from these constraints.
I have benefited tremendously from bosses and mentors helping me free myself. They pushed me to re-look at aspects that I had given up on. They led me to look at horizons I had thought forever beyond my reach.
Why don’t you try a mentor or a coach? All it takes is a nudge.
Go ahead. Break free today!
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