Toxic Ties at Work

Last week, I blogged about the situation at work Bruce faced. This workplace example may reveal the script that Bruce is a courageous underling working for the non-courageous wimps. He continues, “Office politics often trumps my hand if all I have in it are courage cards.” His script experience is that honesty has it downside if the “rulers” of the organization are not open and receptive to their own scripts (the first task of the manager/mate). One fact is for sure: toxic ties at work (or in romantic relationships) cause suffering.

The opposite of courage is corruption — the inevitable hypocrisies that permeate the workplace (in addition to corporate scandals and battling egos). Most people do not want to know what they know. It’s easier to live in denial or sell your soul. What are the scripts that run your life?
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Sandra Ford Walston is known as The Courage Expert and innovator of StuckThinking™. She is an organizational effectiveness consultant, speaker, internationally published author of bestseller COURAGE, trainer and courage coach. She is certified in the Enneagram and MBTI®. Please visit www.sandrawalston.com.