We extol the virtues of satisfaction, and rightly so. Satisfied employees and customers are key to our organization’s success. Is there such a thing as being too satisfied? Yes, in ourselves, and our organizations, it is known as complacency. Ouch!
We like to be comfortable. It’s not easy to push ourselves to keep learning, growing and improving. Dissatisfaction seems to have a negative connotation, yet it can be highly productive – exciting people to right injustices or simply improve situations that are less than great.
Where have you become too satisfied and comfortable in your own life, work, habits and thinking?
“Don’t let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth – don’t let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.” (Aesop)
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