Tagged with: cul • culture • dev • deviant-behavior • goals • Leadership • rules of engagement
The current project environment requires Project Leadership. Previously I described the elements of Project Leadership as:
- Goals and Means on individual, project and organizational level
- Alignment of goals and means on all levels by communication
This may sound like something you haven’t done before. But believe me, you do this almost every day.
Example: The Pursuit Of Happiness
Suppose the goal of your life is the pursuit of happiness. Let’s make it more specific: your happiness.
(this is just an example, not a moral debate).
Suppose in your society the standard means for working towards this goal is to a) get an education, b) get a job, c) get married and d) get a child.
Suppose.
This will only work if your partner shares your views. At least his or her goals should be in line with your happiness. If your partner is pursuing his or her own happiness by ruining yours, you’ve got issues. And yes, your child’s goals should be aligned to.
And we all know that this takes a lot of talking.
Different Means
If you decide to deviate from the standard means for achieving your goal, you can be perceived as a nice eccentric. Perhaps you skip school. And if you succeed, people will call you a maverick, and you will be different in-a-good-way.
If you deviate too much from the standard means, follow an entire different lifestyle, you might become an outcast. Perceived as different in a not-so-good-way.
Within a society, using an alternative strategy, one different from the dominant pattern, might be the source of happiness. In a project it mostly isn’t very productive.
A little difference creates uniqueness. Too much difference creates conflict.
