Respecting Your Organization

Scenario

The company that you work at recently implemented a new agile development process to streamline workflows and enhance productivity. While many colleagues adapt to the change, you find it challenging and believe it hampers your efficiency.

Instead of addressing your concerns through the designated channels, you take to social media platforms like Twitter and LinkedIn. In a series of posts, you openly criticize the new process, emphasizing its shortcomings and its negative impact on the team’s output. Your followers, some of whom are colleagues and clients, take note of your discontent.

Word spreads quickly, and soon, your posts catch the attention of industry peers and even competitors. They seize this opportunity to highlight your public dissent, subtly questioning your company’s ability to adapt to industry trends. Your company’s reputation takes a hit, with clients expressing concerns about the internal stability of the firm.

In the office, your actions are met with a mix of surprise and disappointment. Some colleagues sympathize with your struggle to adjust, but they’re concerned about the public nature of your feedback. Others believe your approach undermines the team’s collective efforts to adapt to the new process.

Now, in retrospect, what would you have done differently to avoid being in this disadvantageous position?