For years I’ve heard leaders pontificate on the topic of loyalty. Loyalty is usually espoused as a virtue, to be
coveted in organizational behavior.
Generally,
I have seen it in organizational literature and heard it in the language of
leaders trying to muster support, and usually, acquiescence.
That
appeal (often packaged as an implied demand) for loyalty has never resonated with me.
Here’s
why: Loyalty to an organization or to a
person is something that has to be earned.
Not coerced.
Not requested.
Not demanded.
Not artificially fabricated.
Folks
are loyal to organizations because they believe in the vision/mission that the
organization espouses or represents.
Folks are loyal to people because of the integrity, credibility, and
trustworthiness they embody.
Speechifying
about loyalty does nothing to foster loyalty.
In fact, it seems to lessen its prospects.
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