What to do about Apathy in the workplace
Browsing the pages of Management Issues recently I came across an old but still relevant post from Max McKeown entitled, A is for Apathy . You can access it here . It's worth a read and it prompted the following thoughts: Someone once defined the opposite of love, not as hate but as apathy or indifference. Apathy is a "state". In my view many working practices create conditions in which apathy can take hold, sometimes contrary to the best intentions of those in charge. Think of those stories we hear more and more of where adults are treated like children, told that they can't do this and that. The stories depict a world of control and creativity curtailed. Come to think of it, why would we want such a world for our children either? High control workplaces may be appropriate in some sectors but in others may have more to do with a culture of low trust. Low trust environments may mean people learn to leave their creative selves at home and switch off their ingenu...