Many years ago a newly elected provincial of a religious congregation, chatting with a CEO of a large Irish semi-state body, asked him what advice would he give him in his new job. The two men knew each other over a number of years.
The CEO paused for a moment and then said, that in every organisation, especially large ones there are three groups of people.
The first third do little or nothing and there is nothing you can do with them or about them. The second third are good, hard, diligent workers, who know what to do and they get on with their work.
He then went on to tell the provincial it’s the third group you need to keep a close eye on. They are the group who can go either way; they can either be influenced by the diligent workers or they can be influenced by the ones who do nothing and are incorrigible.
It sounds great advice. Wise words from the CEO.
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