Dialogue: the four dialogic principles for successful
communication
"But you don't understand!" exclaimed the manager, "this new
initiative is vital for our team. If it doesn't work we could
all be out of a job!"
"Uh-huh... Really... Explain to me again how this new initiative
is so different from previous initiatives that were also going
to cost me my job if they didn't work" asked the long-term
employee.
"Look; we have to do this. Can't you see?"
"Why do we have to do this? No-one has explained to me yet
'why'."
And therein lies the fundamental problem of most management
initiatives. They leave one small, seemingly insignificant cog
unattended