Is competition among staff good for your organization?
Posted by Kalani Iwiula on Thu, Dec 02, 2010
In a recent BNET article by Margaret Heffernan, the question is asked, "Is competition among staff good for your firm?"
What's your take on this?
As developers of one of the world's most widely used organizational culture survey, the Organizational Culture Inventory®, our findings support this article's premise, which suggests that encouraging employees to one-up each other has real impact on the office—and it might not be the effect you expect. Our research further suggests that leaders who lead their teams away from defensive cultures and toward a culture based on constructive styles, will realize profound improvements for stakeholders and shareholders alike.
Heffernan's BNET article is a quick and enjoyable read. As a producer for BBC Radio and Television for 13 years before running her first company, she has since been CEO of five businesses in the United States and United Kingdom, and has seen her share of leadership and organizational challenges.
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