Part 12: Can an organization that compares itself to past members grow?

Introduction: "The previous person was..."

"The previous facility manager was like this."
"The previous nurse was more proactive."
"If it were the predecessor, this wouldn't have happened."

These are common phrases heard in organizations.

Those being compared are evaluated before they even have a chance to demonstrate their true abilities, and sometimes they lose confidence.

However, can such an organization really grow?

Comparisons are unavoidable even in the world of heavy metal

In the world of heavy metal, member changes are not uncommon.

When a new member joins, they are almost always compared.
"The predecessor was better."
"The predecessor was better."

However, bands that only chase the past cannot move forward.

Bands that allow new members to express their individuality and create new appeal are the ones that continue to be supported for a long time.

Comparison is not development

The same is true for organizations.

When people are constantly compared to their predecessors, they stop taking on challenges.

"I won't be recognized anyway."
"No matter what I do, I can't beat the predecessor."

When such an atmosphere is created, new ideas disappear from the organization.

Comparison may be an evaluation, but it is not development.

What you should compare is "yourself yesterday"

What you should really look at is not the difference from the predecessor.

Are you growing more than yesterday?

Is user satisfaction higher than last month?

Is the organization better than last year?

The party an organization should compare itself to is not past members, but themselves.

A leader's role is not to talk about the "predecessor"

In an organization where the leader only talks about past successes, the future will not grow.

What is needed is to ask, "What would you like to do?"

New members have new strengths.
Bringing that out is the leader's job.

New sounds create a new era

The reason famous heavy metal bands have survived is that they did not deny the past.

And they were not bound by the past.

Organizations are the same.
Gratitude to predecessors is important.

However, it is the members here now who create the future.

Growth, not comparison.
The future, not the past.

I believe that this perspective creates an organization that is loved for a long time.

"The past is something to be respected. The future is something to be created, not compared🤘🤘🤘"