In order to see how to avoid the pitfall of consolidated power in an organization, we must first deal with the subject of people and power. The English Catholic historian and moralist John Dalberg-Acton or Lord Acton had this well-known quote on power: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
Reasons for the “Illusion of Omniscience"
·0 Out of sight, out of mind. We can get the impression that what we see with our physical eyes is all that there is to reality.
·1 The myth of multitasking- None of us really multitask if we go by the strictest sense of
the definition. We simply shift our attention back and forth between tasks. We can think that we can handle an overabundance of tasks by ourselves and still be on top of everything.
·2 The Reticular Activating System (RAS)- This is a network of neurons located in the brain
stem that assist in the function of what we focus on throughout our day. There are many things going on in the world around us that are outside our immediate recognition and focus.
·3 Pride vs. healthy self-esteem- It takes some humility to admit our limitations ·4 Routines can give us a false confidence because they don't take into account changes that occur over time.
Solutions to Avoid This Pitfall of Power
¡5 Leadership in an organization must maintain an open and teachable attitude. ¡6 A team perspective coming from many different angles and resulting in a group effort. One person's strengths could cover another person's weaknesses and working together often produces different kinds of synergy for the overall organization.
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Bringing It Together Reasons for consolidation of power in an organization are the effect "out of sight, out of mind," the myth that we can multitask everything and don't need help, the illusion that our perception sums up the whole world, pride, and the false confidence of routines. Ways to avoid the consolidation of power are having a leadership that maintains an open and teachable attitude, a team perspective and group effort, and an organizational culture that is growth-oriented.
Your Application Are the organizations that you work with or lead in practicing the three solutions that tell us how to avoid the pitfall of consolidated power in an organization and, if not, what is step by step plan for you to implement any possible growth changes for the organization and/or yourself?