FEAR OF CONSEQUENCES: EMPOLYEES WITHHOLDING BUBBLING UP IDEAS IN ORGANISATIONS

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FEAR OF CONSEQUENCES: EMPOLYEESdirections, he or she may not get the desired result,
WITHHOLDING BUBBLING UP IDEAS INand organisation may left behind in the cut throat
ORGANISATIONScompetitive scenario. Close connected employees,
 with management play a greater role between
Why employees mouth shut and silence in theoblivous managers and silenced employees. There
organisations? They hold more informations about theinteractions and informations create greater part of the
practices, issues and remedies but feel safer to keepculture. A true leader should listen to all employees and
shut to avoid unfavourable consequences. They arebe acessible and approachable to all the employees, all
afraid of being excoriated for bringing facts before.the time anywhere and everywhere. Employees want
They prefer to be tight-lipped to avoid beingto speak up bosses to keep them abreast and aware
transferred, removed and being looked and treatedabout issues but most of the time, bosses are
differently. They also fear of losing career opportunitiesunaware of their workers' self-censorship. Managers
and being laughed at from their collegues ifwant to listen only important and don't show
management don't take feedbacks, suggestions, andseriousness about the silenced of employees. The
ideas seriously. And that is why they withhold inputs ascombination of tight-lipped employees and oblivious
a sense of futility rather than sense of retribution. Andbosses buries many constructive feedback and
failure to address these highly desirable and often lesscriticism. Most important, it prevents good ideas from
addressed issues, organisations may lose hugebubbling up through the organization. So what a
opportunities and may also face cultural clash whichmanager or leader should do to improve organisational
leads to abysmal performance. And this is oftengrowth. The following steps may be helpful to increase
termed as a leadership failure.performance and improve morale of the employees at
So, how to change leadership failure into leadershipall the hierarchial level.
accomplishments and successes?1. Isolate the culture of criticism.
Organisations comprise people from different cultural2. Identify silenced and shy employees.
beliefs, backgrounds, perceptions, educations,3. Walk around and meet silenced employees
experiences, exposures, and attitudes. They havepersonally.
different metrics for success. They try to increase the4. Encourage and reward decisions based on moral
pie as per their interests. It could be either circle ofand ethical dimensions.
concern or circle of influence depending upon the5. Appreciate out of box ideas.
interests, goal, priority etc. The role of the leaders is to6. Create a platform to grow.
align and integrate all tangible and intangible resoucresA leaders can gain competitive advantage and
to achieve excellent outcomes. Organisations areoutstanding performance by collaboating all the
mixed with hardworking, honest, sincere andintangible assests in focussed direction.