Re: Hi there! I'm new!

Hi Sonja,

Welcome!

 > The truth is that I have never ever experienced the level of
 > resistance to change and the resulting need to watch my back
 > when trying to implement process improvements as much as in
 > "American corporate life."

Wow!  Your experience sounds very painful and disorienting.

 > What I am seeing here in terms of territory-inspired politics
 > and pub-based/ gender-based alignments often runs counter to
 > the spirit of cooperation and level-headedness, to the point of
 > impacting corporate interest.

What do you mean by "pub-based?"  I'm getting an image of 
drinking buddies banding together.

There was a woman at that SPIN meeting who brought up politics 
three or four times.  I realized on the way home that I wanted to 
hear more about what was happening for her, and had neglected to 
ask.  Was that you?

Politics is an area in which I've had little to say so far. 
Perhaps some of our list-mates can offer some ideas, or some 
questions.

 > Making a positive difference in such an environment (even as
 > small as organizing a team and inspiring them to go into the
 > same direction, when their (and my) former boss refuses to be
 > in the same room with me) is a challenge that I am presently
 > trying to master, both, on a personal and on a professional
 > level.

How is that going for you?  What have you found that works?

 > Since I am still rather new to American corporate culture (not
 > yet 3 years), I am hoping that I'll be able to glean a few
 > helpful hints from this group here, and I'd love to be invited
 > to contribute to the fascinating discussion threads that I've
 > seen develop here...

I cordially invite you to contribute to our fascinating 
discussion threads.

Dale

-- 
Dale Emery -- Consultant -- Resistance as a Resource
Web:    http://www.dhemery.com
Weblog: http://www.dhemery.com/journal (Conversations with Dale)



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