Misconceptions about Exceptions and Cultural Shifts - Invisible Inertia
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Jan 29, 2025
Invisible inertia can distort our perception of workplace realities. The misconception of seeing our situation as unique can trap us into poor decisions. Cultural change is a slow and unpredictable process influenced by the values of individual team members. Evaluating company culture requires recognizing its current state and understanding that expecting immediate shifts may be unrealistic. Real cultural transformation begins at the individual level, making personal value alignment crucial in organizational dynamics.
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Exception Fallacy
The "exception fallacy" is a uniqueness bias where we believe our situation is uniquely exceptional.
This leads to concessions and unusual decisions we wouldn't normally make.
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Evaluate Exceptions
Recognize that exceptional states should be rare, not the norm.
Evaluate if exceptions have become the rule, impacting your life's direction.
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Cultural Inertia
Company culture changes slowly and is difficult to control.
It's shaped by individual values and environmental responses.
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In this episode, we discuss how invisible inertia can cause us to misinterpret our reality in work scenarios. • Discover why common misconceptions about behaviour are so difficult to spot. • Explore why your "unique" situation might be a common trap, a "uniqueness bias". • Learn how exceptional states can become the norm and impact your life. • Uncover how people's values shape company culture, and how to evaluate this. • Why might expecting a culture to change in the direction you want be unrealistic? • Learn why you should evaluate situations for what they are right now, instead of expecting future change.
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