Management Bug
By definition, a forced solution is usually far from being ideal. (1) Sometimes, we all build solutions without putting thought into what the solution is for. It is not hard to imagine why the forced solution will end being replaced or wholly abandoned in a lot of cases.
We might not even have a clear idea of precisely what problem we want to solve most of the time. Suddenly we start jumping directly to solutions without pinpointing what the problem statement is. (2)
When our solutions are forced upon others, it gets even worse. Forcing people to do something isn’t a recipe for sustainable success. While we might get someone to budge in the short term, we’ll eventually have to pay the total price for that decision. A lot of leaders fall into this trap all the time. They pull rank and use their positional authority to force people to do something and then scratch their heads when it all falls apart. Whenever you use force to make something happen, there’s almost like a universal law of physics that comes into play that leads to an equal and opposite reaction.
The negative behavior here is finding a leverage point to force the other side to come to terms in your favor. The catch is that when you try to tip the balance to make sure you push a deal so that you win while the other party loses, you’ll pay the price. (3)
