Who’s the BOSS?
Not me!
If there’s something that everybody loves is sexyness. You may argue that each one has it’s personal view of what is sexy, but if you feel something it’s sexy you want more of that. Even if that is actually making you more miserable.
Nowadays, and I hope not forever, everything that is green-clean-democratic-fair-and-for-equality-and-power-to-the-people-hypster-alternative-hard-soft-fluffy-fluffy is very sexy. Probably still influenced for the idea that if everyone goes to the the fair with the same costume no one will feel left out. Honestly, we all know that even when people try to follow that rule we will catch someone saying that his costume is 100% cotton and has no polyester, or has an extra sparkling dust that just make you sneeze but looks wonderful.
Accept it! You have a competitive side in you. That doesn't mean that it has to rule you - but you'll be losing by just ignoring it.
If you accept it, you will easily understand that this side you will need some constraints or at least if this constraints are in place you will be much more effective and even happier. Free fall always have bum!
This is especially important if we are talking about working teams in working contexts. Although it is, and I agree it really is very fluffy to have no one encharged of being the boss - because we all are responsible adults, perfectly capable of manage ourselves - the truth is that we are completely ignoring that fact that a company (or business unit/team) is not yourself nor your solo life, but a joint effort that should have a set of goals to achieve, and need someone that is responsible to be the boss! Like it or not!
If don't, please be very happy in la-la-land where nothing gets done, although everybody shows themselves very concerned with all the important decisions that we have to make together, but no one believes that will ever get made without a huge effort. For a compensation prize at least you will have conscience that when you get back to your seat you will fill your daily agenda with those urgent things that have to be done, but won't really make any difference moving the boat across the river.
If you wanna be happier, accept that you, as everybody, also have your own little hitler inside of you, and that is the best for the group if there is someone encharged of taking care of all the hitlers… It’s not so cute but it’ simple economy of scale!
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