Whats Good, stays Good

          Whats Good, stays Good

A young, bright and smart acquaintance, who just chucked a good corporate job because of continuous blocking by her team leader, sought my opinion some months back on levels of difficulty faced by her in letting her ideas germinate in her company. I had no analysis to give her, other than the usual gender stuff, and the conversation ended with some inane homilies. But a chance forward on a social networking site, had the eureka effect on me! People want to talk evil of you or expose what's wrong with you, because they can't handle what's good about you. Wow, didn't that explain a lot of inter personal situations at the work place, including that of my young friend? Human behaviour is complex even in the simplest of situations, not to say anything when it's put in a cauldron of complex circumstances. All constructive and creative suggestions are brushed aside and ignored by peers, colleagues or seniors primarily because of the fear that you might get acclaim for it. Such behaviour stems from their own inadequacies and insecurities..

I rang up my young friend. Don't lose sleep over it, I told her and don't get embittered that your ideas are routinely rubbished. Don't respond to those negative strokes, throw them out of your sphere; better still, walk away from any such antipathetic, dark, petty people. If you are good, and you know that you are, eventually you will shine through. Your creativity is your strength and you hold on to it, despite all odds.

Sounds prescriptive. Maybe.....