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Sunday, September 14, 2008
Enabling and Constraining Structures (Ch 2)
I had always been either enabled or constrained by the structure of where I worked at. I really never stopped to thing about it. In my previous job, the structure was very much rigid, traditional and constraining. I did not immediately realized that when I was hired but slowly I became aware that the extension of the creative and flexibility of what I was asked to to was extremely limited. In other words, the people I worked with had a specific way of doing things and even if I came up with a better way, it did not matter because it was how the people had been working for years. Eventually the company had to be sold, it was having a lot of financial difficulties and I moved on to a less structured organization where initiatives, critical thinking and creativity was more encouraged.
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Too much of something is never good. Although all organizations need some structure to be able to function, there needs to be a balance. I can completely relate to what you’re saying. Having worked in an extremely structured environment, I understand how all the processes and rules can inhibit creative thinking. I think it depends on the type of organization, i.e. IT firms seem to be more relaxed. I also find that older companies can be more rigid as they generally have more layers and experience; don’t get me wrong, this is a good thing but often they are less accepting of new ideas. Younger companies seem to have more casual workplace environments that encourage new ideas.
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