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ABSENCE OF CONSCIENCESanjay Kirimanjeshwar
VISIBILITYDEFICIENCY
September 28, 2015
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
PEOPLE TAKE MANY ROUTES TO GAIN VISIBILITY IN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS. SOME ARE HONORABLE. SOME AREN’T.
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
AS INDIVIDUALS COMPETE AND PUSH FOR VISIBILITY AT ANY COST, YOU WITNESS AN ABSENCE OF CONSCIENCE IN THEIR ACTIONS.
IT’S WORRISOME.
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
AND, WHEN SUPERVISORS AND LEADERS TERM IT AS ESSENCE OF THE NEW WORLD, IT’S FAR MORE WORRISOME.
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
LET ME NARRATE A STORY. YOU MAY HAVE HEARD IT IN A DIFFERENT CONTEXT.
I SAY IT, I TWEAK IT, BECAUSE IT RAISES AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
A QUESTION OF
VISIBILITYDEFICIENCY
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE LIVED A GREAT KING WHO WAS LOVED BY HIS SUBJECTS. HE HAD A SON WHO WAS
IN A HURRY TO TAKE OVER THE THRONE.
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
“FATHER, I AM READY”, HE SAID.
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
THE KING AGREED. BUT, ON ONE CONDITION.
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
HE ASKED HIS SON TO LIVE IN THE FOREST FOR SIX MONTHS. UPON RETURN, THE SON WOULD HAVE TO
SATISFACTORILY ANSWER THE KING’S QUESTION.
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
SIX MONTHS PASSED. THE SON RETURNED.THE KING ASKED, “WHAT DID YOU HEAR IN THE FOREST?”
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
THE SON REPLIED, “NOTHING AT ALL. IT’S A FOREST!”THE KING ASKED HIM TO SPEND A YEAR AWAY, THIS TIME.
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
A YEAR PASSED. THE KING ASKED HIS SON AGAIN.“WHAT DID YOU HEAR IN THE FOREST?”
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
THE SON REPLIED, “I HEARD THE SOUNDS OF ANIMALS.”THE KING SENT HIM BACK TO THE FOREST.
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
ANOTHER YEAR PASSED. THE KING ASKED HIS SON AGAIN.HE REPLIED, “I HEARD THE CLOUDS MOVE, THE SOUND OF RAIN,
AND THE COLD BREEZE.”
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
THE KING ASKED HIM TO SPEND YET ANOTHER YEAR AWAY.
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
UPON RETURN, THE SON EXCITEDLY SAID, “I HEARD THE FLOWERS BLOOM AND ANIMALS SING WITH JOY.
SOUNDS I NEVER HEARD BEFORE.”
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
THE KING SMILED AND SAID, “NOW, YOU ARE READY, MY SON.”
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
THE KING CONTINUED, “WHEN YOU ARE A KING, YOU SIT FAR AWAY FROM YOUR PEOPLE. THEREFORE, YOU MUST DEVELOP THE SKILL TO
HEAR THEM, UNDERSTAND THEM, AND KNOW THEM.”
YOU NEED TO SEE BEYOND WHAT IS SHOWN TO YOU.
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
IF YOU SIT HIGHER UP THINKING THAT THE ONUS IS ON THE PEOPLE TO MAKE THEMSELVES VISIBLE, YOU END UP ON YOUR PART WITH
VISIBILITY DEFICIENCY
“ “
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
VISIBILITY DEFICIENCY = YOUR INABILITY TO SEE BEYOND WHAT IS SHOWN
NOTE
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
VISIBILITY DEFICIENCY ISN’T THE INABILITY OF OTHERS TO MAKE THEMSELVES VISIBLE
NOTE
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
TODAY, MANAGERS AND EXECUTIVES ARE NOT RUNNING TO THE FOREST TO LEARN LIFE’S IMPORTANT LESSONS.
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
THEIR TRAINING GROUND IS THEIR IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE.
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
AND, WHEN THEY SUFFER FROM VISIBILITY DEFICIENCY, THEIR SUBORDINATES TAKE A VARIETY OF ROUTES TO BE VISIBLE.
OFTEN WITH AN ABSENCE OF CONSCIENCE.
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
ACTIONS RESULTING FROM ABSENCE OF CONSCIENCE
STEALING CREDITSDENYING OPPORTUNITY TO OTHERS
DILUTING OTHER’S JOB CONTENTPOSITION ONESELF AS THE “BE ALL. END ALL”
NOT ACKNOWLEDGING OTHER’S CONTRIBUTIONSELF BEFORE OTHERS
GROWING BY PUSHING OTHERS DOWNNOT ALLOWING OTHERS TO GROW
MISUSING EXECUTIVE RELATIONSHIPSMANIPULATING GODFATHERS
………..
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
5 IDEAS TO ARREST VISIBILITY DEFICIENCY
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
ALWAYS ASK, “WHO ELSE?”1 THIS WILL HELP YOU FIND OUT WHO ELSE WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITY, IN ITS SUCCESS, AND UNDERSTAND THEIR CONTRIBUTION.
WHEN YOU DO THIS ON A CONSISTENT BASIS, YOU DRIVE HOME THE POINT THAT YOU WANT TO SEE BEYOND WHAT IS SHOWN TO YOU.
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
MANDATE YOUR DIRECT REPORTS TO DEMONSTRATE GROWTH FOR EVERYONE IN THE TEAM.
2THIS WAY, YOU SIGNAL TO THE ENTIRE CHAIN THAT EVERYONE HAS A RIGHT TO GROWTH, RECOGNITION, AND REWARDS. NOT JUST FOR THOSE VISIBLE.
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
PROMOTE PEOPLE ON MERIT.NOT ON THE BASIS OF VISIBILITY AND INFLUENCE.3WHEN YOU DO THIS, YOU MAKE IT ABSOLUTELY CLEAR THAT YOU WILL SEPARATE WISDOM FROM NOISE.
ALSO, YOU WILL RESCUE MANY FROM ADOPTING NON-RIGHTEOUS PATH TO SUCCESS.
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
TALK TO THOSE WHO SUPPOSED TO HAVE GOOFED UP.OFTEN, THEY ARE THE FALL GUYS.
4SUCCESS HAS MANY FATHERS. FAILURE HAS ONE.
GO INDEPTH SO THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE ENTIRE SITUATION. NO ONE WALKS INTO THE OFFICE TO DO A SHODDY JOB.
INVESTIGATE. DON’T CONCLUDE, JUST YET.
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
BE WARY OF GODFATHERS IN THE SYSTEM.THEY CAN CLOUD YOUR JUDGMENT WITH THEIR CLOUT.
5WHEN GODFATHERS PUSH THEIR WARDS AHEAD WITHOUT CONSIDERATION FOR DESERVING ORPHANS,IT IS INFACT THEIR POWER STATEMENT.
DON’T HESITATE TO TAKE THEM ON. THEY ARE ALREADY ON SHAKY MORAL GROUNDS.
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
WHEN ORGANIZATIONS ENCOURAGE THEIR SUPERVISORY AND LEADERSHIP TALENT TO NOT USE EMPLOYEE VISIBILITY AS A LEVER FOR RECOGNITION,
THEY FOSTER A CULTURE OF AUTHENTICITY AND CONTRIBUTE TO BETTER HUMAN RELATIONS.
IF YOU MISSED READING THE EARLIER ISSUES OF ABSENCE OF CONSICENCE, VIEW IT ON SLIDE SHARE.
KEEP CALM AND SPEAK THE TRUTH
THE RESISTANCE TO LET GO
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
Absence of Conscience | Visibility Deficiency | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar is a career marketing professional based in Bangalore, India. Sanjay believes that the absence of conscience among individuals make people and organizations hollow, and causes erosion of righteousness in corporate life. It is important for everyone to introspect their actions and be good to each other.
Sanjay can be reached at [email protected]. The views expressed in this presentation are his personal.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
When I first saw the slide show version of Marty Neumeier’s Brand Gap many years ago, I was awestruck by its simplicity and the conversational style of presentation.
It taught me how to build slides.
