Victor Hugo
The recent “war of words” between Britain and France has been making international headlines lately. Victor Hugo once commented that the French and the English needed each other because they both got better from the competition.
Are you experiencing any particularly aggressive external competition right now? Are you using that brouhaha to strengthen your company?
Times of struggle against a common “enemy” can unify your internal team members and help them pull together in one direction — hopefully that is the direction where your company needs to go. Are you consistently clear about that direction and who is the true “enemy” so that internal competition is eliminated and the focus is only on the external competition?
Are you communicating your thoughts well to those inside — and outside — your company? Ask, assess, then act. We’re here to help.
Very true! And a good point on defusing internal competition; it seems this is a constant battle for many managers, and one that steals attention and energy from the real “battle.”
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