First, let's talk dirty. I should qualify that, I mean talking about our rubbish (as in 'garbage'). Obscure, I know, but there is a point at the end!
I recently took a morning walk where I live on the weekly rubbish collection day. Here, the recycling rubbish is separated, with paper put in a black bin, and plastic containers and glass bottles put into a green bin. As I wandered by, I noticed the different ways people sort their rubbish. In the black bins, some just throw it all in, some make neat piles of the papers, some cover the bin and contents from getting wet by putting the papers in plastic bags, some use a special bin cover available from the Council and some just leave it open to the elements. In the green bins, some just chuck everything in together as it comes, and others line their bottles up neatly.
The point here is..? That this is a simple task, how it is done is a personal thing, and it doesn't affect the outcome. Whichever way you do it, it doesn't matter - you put your rubbish out and then it is collected.
Managers have to deal with conflict in teams - it happens just because we interact. Sometimes people who work together make things that don't matter into an issue. S/he does it differently and it becomes a 'battle' over whose way is best.
You need to separate diversity (individuals differ) with times when something really does matter. Teams need to work together, but we also need to determine when there is a need to adapt/change how we do what we do, and when we don't.
Is there art in rubbish?
I recently took a morning walk where I live on the weekly rubbish collection day. Here, the recycling rubbish is separated, with paper put in a black bin, and plastic containers and glass bottles put into a green bin. As I wandered by, I noticed the different ways people sort their rubbish. In the black bins, some just throw it all in, some make neat piles of the papers, some cover the bin and contents from getting wet by putting the papers in plastic bags, some use a special bin cover available from the Council and some just leave it open to the elements. In the green bins, some just chuck everything in together as it comes, and others line their bottles up neatly.
The point here is..? That this is a simple task, how it is done is a personal thing, and it doesn't affect the outcome. Whichever way you do it, it doesn't matter - you put your rubbish out and then it is collected.
Managers have to deal with conflict in teams - it happens just because we interact. Sometimes people who work together make things that don't matter into an issue. S/he does it differently and it becomes a 'battle' over whose way is best.
You need to separate diversity (individuals differ) with times when something really does matter. Teams need to work together, but we also need to determine when there is a need to adapt/change how we do what we do, and when we don't.
Is there art in rubbish?
(photo by Andy Hughes)
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