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The reason people don’t take the higher ground more often in business
I’m not talking only about blatant ethical breaches, disregard for human decency, or misuse of businesses for self-enrichment.
Even those of us who know better and have a humanitarian and/or spiritual inclination fail to act up to our ideals. For example, we might:
- Hold back some information from a team member because we want to retain a competitive edge
- Rarely refer clients to colleagues being afraid of losing them for ever
- Automatically gear ourselves for an adversarial interaction in upcoming negotiations
Some people might even find these examples to be a necessary part of protecting yourself in business, but fact is, they add up to a feeling of being in a hostile environment.
Sure we need to avoid being unduly naive and we need to look after our own interest. Wouldn’t it feel better if we came from a place of “innocent until proven guilty” ; of cooperation rather than competition; of wanting to make the pie bigger for everyone?
We are much more likely to operate in that mindset if we feel competent, capable and confident.
It would also help if we remembered the bigger picture of life; that we are here to achieve more personal mastery, rather than accumulate more stuff.
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