30 January Corporate Autoimmunity | The Damage of the Unsaid
The immune system is described as a system of defense of the organism: it protects us from what is foreign and anomalous, that is, from what it biologically recognizes as non-self. If something doesn't work properly, the system can no longer distinguish what is proper (self) from what is foreign (non-self). Problems may then arise. For example, autoimmune diseases (from e immunis, that attacks itself). In this war games biological, the immune system suddenly It does not recognize some cells, it attacks and destroys them. Like the human body, it also the company has its own immune system. A keeping it healthy are, in fact, the people and relations that inhabit it.
When everything works
When a team it works
- la communication it's fluid
- la confidence flowing
- the organism works in harmony
If, however, the system gets confused, it can start attacking itself. Communication begins to become ambiguous and the climate becomes increasingly opaque. So, instead of protecting each other, the members of the team they begin to fall into a sort of war games corporate, ending up to wage war, and weakening the entire group. Distrust spreads, and every message becomes a antibody against each other. What is being destroyed from within is precisely what should ensure the vitality of the working environment.
You don't tell me things, Joel
In these cases, it is essential restore transparency, listening and mutual respectOnly in this way can the system – human or corporate – return to recognizing itself and feeling good. In relationships, an absent, lacking or fragmentary It's a potential source of problems. It's as if, going to the same station to take a trip together, you end up diverting onto two parallel tracks so as not to meet more (in contra, in front of). A bit like what happens in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. The film visually proposes – through a dreamlike and non-linear structure – a language of love fragmentary, full of misunderstandings and silences. This communicative dynamic is both the cause and the consequence of the protagonists' inability Clementine e Joel to really talk, and not only among themselves, but also with themselves, since each one does not know how to listen or accept their own emotions (e-movère, move out).
Reacting to an attack with a counterattack is possible, but it requires resources that are not always available, especially when the climate is already at its limit.Art of War, Sun Tzu remember that Invincibility lies in defense, while vulnerability comes from attack.. Under these conditions, act accordingly it risks turning into an emotional response, which alters the core of the issue.
Shared responsibility
As with physical health, prevention is stronger than any cure. Prevention means nurturing trust every day, cultivating transparent and sincere communication, When something isn't right, and when it's right. It means knowing how to send a message with the same care you put into listening; making room for discussion and recognizing small signs of distress before they escalate into conflict. Communicate (from How e munus, make common) is an act of shared responsibility.
Ceci n'est pas une pipe
In the works of the Belgian painter Rene Magritte it is well understood how language can change what we see. There's always a gap between words and images that forces us to refocus on meaning. Likewise, Communicating is a true art. Words, glances, and dialogues are the beating heart of sharing., making powerful the moments that lead to total immersion in a new dimension, devoid of the usual space-time that marks our life. This exchange takes you up, almost to take flight.
Time and care
Therefore, prevention means not waiting for the relationship get sick. A healthy environment is built by responding to crises, but also by consistently cultivating what can prevent them. It's a daily exercise in attention, listening, and responsibility. It means investing time and care in people, in small gestures and moments of sharing, strengthening trust in others and in oneself. Only in this way can an organization grow authentically, moving, through prevention, toward an ideal state of health for relationships and the environment.
