Kevin* left his executive role after a fundamental disagreement about values with the CEO to join another company.
…. and his team followed suit.
🤯
“Wait! No! Come baaaaack!”
Too late CEO dude. 🙅🏻♀️
Bluster, empty promises, ‘love-bombs’ and job perks may impress… temporarily.
But what does loyalty mean?
What does it mean to create strong bonds that goes beyond the professional relationship?
What creates loyalty? 🧲
It’s the psychological contract between parties that is adhered to, no matter the circumstances.
It’s the 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁, 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 between two parties. 💞
Such as…
– I promise to always treat you with respect and dignity.
– I promise to always be as honest as I can, when you require answers.
– I promise to always look out for your best interest, even at the expense of my wants.
– You can expect my actions, thoughts and deeds to always align with my values.
– You can expect that I will always be a WYSIWYG** person.
😁
Every relationship is bound by a psychological contract, whether you know it or not.
“You can be sure that ‘manager’ aka JERK-IN-CHARGE will stab you the first chance they get. Don’t believe anything they say, and always watch your back.” 😠
Don’t be that type of ‘leader’.
People in my orbit knows that my psychological contract says:
“I promise unlimited virtual donuts 🍩 any time, no questions asked!” 😁🍩😋😋😋
What clauses are in your psychological contract?
* may be his real name, maybe not 🧐
** WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get
