The Loneliness of the Executive: 'I'm Trying So Hard, But It Doesn't Get Through'
“Why doesn't it get through?”
For the employees.
For the future of the company.
I have been thinking about this seriously for a long time, and I have kept running.
It’s not like I’ve ever cut corners.
And yet, the employees seem indifferent.
Even when I talk about our philosophy, there is no reaction.
They show little reaction to new initiatives either.
In my heart, I end up thinking this:
“Why doesn't it get through?”
“I feel like I’m the only one trying.”
“Honestly, it feels empty.”
An executive’s “hard work” is hard to put into words
The conflict that executives feel is very complex.
・I do things “for the employees,” yet I am resented.
・I try to “make the company better,” yet I face pushback.
・Even if people say “It sounds tough,” no one truly understands the reality.
Those feelings have nowhere to go.
That is precisely why the loneliness of an executive quietly deepens.
It doesn't get through not because you lack passion
Many executives search for methods, asking “How can I make it get through?”
They change how they speak, refine their materials, or set up meetings.
But even then, sometimes it doesn't reach them.
That is because it is not that your enthusiasm or your efforts to communicate are lacking.
It may just be that “the preparation to resonate within the other person is not ready.”
Conversely, the effort you should be making might not be to keep trying to communicate,
but to build the foundation—the preparation—so that your thoughts can resonate within the other person.
If you don't have a core within yourself, your thoughts won't resonate
The reason employees don't react to the philosophy
is not because “the content is bad” or because “you are pushing it too hard.”
In many cases, it is because there is not enough action to encourage the employees' self-understanding.
・Why am I working?
・What do I want to value?
・What kind of life do I want to lead?
As I have mentioned in other articles,
if these things remain unarticulated,
even if they hear someone’s strong words, it won't catch on anywhere in their hearts.
In other words, it is a state where “the vessel to receive words” has not been nurtured.
Self-understanding is the “quiet power” that supports an organization
When people hear “self-understanding,” they tend to think it is for the individual.
But in reality, it is also “groundwork” for raising the temperature of the organization.
When each employee becomes able to put their own values and emotions into words, then:
・Resonance with the philosophy occurs
・The executive’s words are taken in as “their own matter”
・Dialogue is born
That is when the executive’s words will truly reach them.
You will feel a quiet but certain response.
In conclusion
“I’m trying so hard, but it doesn’t get through.”
That pain is not yours alone.
However, you don't have to try to solve it only through “how you communicate.”
Try turning your eyes toward “the inside of the other person.”
Those thoughts will surely get through.
Just, only after you have nurtured the “soil where words can reach” a little bit.
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