PSYCHOLOGY MATTERS

“My job is a job to make decisions. I’m a decision — if the job description were, what do you do — it’s decision maker….. I’m the decider, and I decide what’s best.” George W. Bush

It is undeniable that change rather than maintenance of the status quo is the major theme in the run for the White House . Taking into account that a commonly accepted practice in finding new direction and moving forward involves an examination of one’s current situation  it seems appropriate to take some time to analyze the leadership style and organizational make-up of our current administration.

• Within the Bush administration formality and structure are important and decisions are made based on hierarchy,  values , and  loyalty .

• Great emphasis is placed on : stability, reliability, functionality, and pragmatism.

• There is mistrust of theory, the abstract, and the complex.
• A great deal of energy is exerted in establishing and guarding one’s “turf” .
•  Importance is placed on adapting what exist rather than creation of something new, when things are modified it is usually done incrementally rather than starting over.
• Those within the organization who do well like time-tested methods and work hard to ensure protection of the past and traditional ways of doing things. 
• Decisions are made behind closed doors—not just out of necessity, but also by preference.

 

 

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