EGO CAN DESTROY AN ORGANIZATION

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I walked into an organization today, that I used to work for several years ago. I have been gone for at least 5 years and bumped into a friend that I worked alongside. He is in the management structure.

He told me that he was worn out and looking to retire early. I was struck by the degradation of his enthusiasm. He was beat down.

Very few of the original people that I worked with are there anymore. That includes engineers, management or even the grey-beard subject matter experts. The organization has been wiped out.

His demeanor and tone told me that it was the fault of the new management that has now taken over the organization. This management has climbed the resume ladder and has stepped on many employees only to get to the next job rung. Pushing out many that are in the way.

This is a vital organization to the safety of aircraft and it has been crippled due to a “good resume” and so called effective manager. Much of the knowledge is permanently lost, never to return.

#grownostr