Comments on: Loyalty is Dead. Long Live Freedom. (Part 1 of 3) http://achievedstrategies.com/blog/loyalty-is-dead-long-live-freedom-part-1-of-3/ Shifting how change happens in business Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:15:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Employees as Independent Agents (Part 3 of 3) http://achievedstrategies.com/blog/loyalty-is-dead-long-live-freedom-part-1-of-3/comment-page-1/#comment-321 Employees as Independent Agents (Part 3 of 3) Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:18:32 +0000 http://achievedstrategies.com/blog/?p=1267#comment-321 [...] agents and what managers/leaders can do to inspire the workforce in this paradigm shift. Click here to read Part 1. And click here to read Part [...] [...] agents and what managers/leaders can do to inspire the workforce in this paradigm shift. Click here to read Part 1. And click here to read Part [...]

]]> By: Lee Scott http://achievedstrategies.com/blog/loyalty-is-dead-long-live-freedom-part-1-of-3/comment-page-1/#comment-318 Lee Scott Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:39:53 +0000 http://achievedstrategies.com/blog/?p=1267#comment-318 Monica, Totally love the distinction you make. Loyalty to your purpose and values, not to mention to those trusted partners in our lives, is a beautiful thing. Similarly, being blindly flexible -- change for change sakes -- could also be devastating. Loyalty to principles and flexibility in actions makes for a powerful synthesis. As you mention the key is the courage to make those conscious choices, rather than untested assumptions and habits. Thanks for your comment! Monica,

Totally love the distinction you make. Loyalty to your purpose and values, not to mention to those trusted partners in our lives, is a beautiful thing. Similarly, being blindly flexible — change for change sakes — could also be devastating. Loyalty to principles and flexibility in actions makes for a powerful synthesis.

As you mention the key is the courage to make those conscious choices, rather than untested assumptions and habits.

Thanks for your comment!

]]> By: Monica Diaz http://achievedstrategies.com/blog/loyalty-is-dead-long-live-freedom-part-1-of-3/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Monica Diaz Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:42:49 +0000 http://achievedstrategies.com/blog/?p=1267#comment-316 I don't really think loyalty is dead, though I understand your point. It has shifted to being loyal to what you stand for, what you intend to contribute to others, what your life purpose is and how you share that with your company, colleagues, etc. Loyalty has shifted from a faceless, corporate entity to being loyal to trusted connections, valued colleagues and collaborators. Well-placed loyalty is a thing of beauty...and it is most definitely NOT blind! Flexibility is KEY! In all of life, and certainly in the workplace. I love the way you put it, that it equals security. Such a counter-culture concept when security used to be one gig for your whole life. That is such a boring, dull, soul-sucking concept. Flexibility also stems from knowing your fears and facing them, opposed to letting them dominate your rigid, defensive behaviors. Great post! I don’t really think loyalty is dead, though I understand your point. It has shifted to being loyal to what you stand for, what you intend to contribute to others, what your life purpose is and how you share that with your company, colleagues, etc. Loyalty has shifted from a faceless, corporate entity to being loyal to trusted connections, valued colleagues and collaborators. Well-placed loyalty is a thing of beauty…and it is most definitely NOT blind!
Flexibility is KEY! In all of life, and certainly in the workplace. I love the way you put it, that it equals security. Such a counter-culture concept when security used to be one gig for your whole life. That is such a boring, dull, soul-sucking concept. Flexibility also stems from knowing your fears and facing them, opposed to letting them dominate your rigid, defensive behaviors. Great post!

]]> By: Create Employee Ownership – Set Them Free (Part 2 of 3) http://achievedstrategies.com/blog/loyalty-is-dead-long-live-freedom-part-1-of-3/comment-page-1/#comment-314 Create Employee Ownership – Set Them Free (Part 2 of 3) Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:00:28 +0000 http://achievedstrategies.com/blog/?p=1267#comment-314 [...] subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!This is the second blog post from Lee Scott.  Click here to read part [...] [...] subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!This is the second blog post from Lee Scott.  Click here to read part [...]

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