These days, I find myself thinking, Let's all become blowfish! The reason is...
(*The painting is from the project "Verbal Violence" in San Diego, California, USA)
Man, I was bullied so much! Wherever I went, there was a "nasty" guy in direct management. They would purposely take me off email CCs, hurl abusive language at me, and hide their subordinates' sales figures. Whether in Japan or abroad, I really got it rough. Back in America, it was incomparable to Japan. The tactics were seriously ruthless.
These kinds of people are sometimes described as "Toxicity."
So I thought about poison (lol). There are broadly two types of poison: VENOM, like snakes that inject poison when they bite, and POISON, like pufferfish that have poison in their bodies. And both have "resistance" in their bodies, so they don't die.
Snake venom is "for hunting." As for pufferfish, this is interesting... Pufferfish don't produce poison in their bodies. The poison is often found in their favorite food, crabs and seaweed, and they accumulate it in their bodies. As a result, they become toxic. They don't intend to kill anything with their poison, lol. They don't die themselves either, lol.
So what about humans? From what I've seen, it's probably "defense." The more self-conscious people are, regardless of gender, the more "perverted" they are. It's likely that they learned "defense mechanisms" from their own management after experiencing similar things. It's also evidence that the organization is self-oriented rather than team-oriented.
In America, I couldn't stand seeing my colleagues in trouble, so I actually said to my boss, "Does that kind of attitude and way of speaking to your subordinates help this organization achieve its goals or be beneficial?" I questioned him. He was probably hit where it hurt. The intimidating boss, who was probably 190cm tall, ended up with tears in his eyes and said, "I'm sorry." He was eventually fired.
However. When people gather, isn't a state without "poison" rare? That's what I think. So, it can't be helped, let's first acknowledge the "poison." And then, if we can do something constructive and innovative, that would be good. This is a proposal for a phased approach. (It doesn't mean that the poison is okay to remain as is.)
It's difficult, huh? But you know! If we don't officially acknowledge this, the organization will absolutely not change even if we only implement the measures commonly discussed. It's a common case where even if you fire a disliked boss, the 'atmosphere' and 'culture' haven't changed, so it recurs. Prescribing a band-aid is meaningless. You'll get hurt in the same place again. If you want to improve, enhance, or transform the culture, the first step is to think, 'Let's acknowledge the poison!'
So, first, let's become pufferfish!
Pufferfish don't even think they have poison in their bodies and keep gobbling it up. They swim around with such smiling faces, haha.
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When you stuff yourself with poisonous favorite foods, sharks and other natural enemies won't dare to touch you (because if they eat you, they'll die instantly, haha). Starting with the poison, we should all discuss, 'What aspects of this company are 'poisonous'?' You might even have poison yourself. There are no saints among us.
Basically, you can say it's no one's fault and let that boss off the hook. Those who spread poison are also creating imaginary enemies and using them as a defense mechanism. This means there are issues with the organizational atmosphere or system. No one wants to be overly self-conscious, right? Probably. That might be where team orientation emerges. You can't do team work without supporters.
First, let's all become poisonous pufferfish!
As pufferfish, let's talk about our poison, now that we both have it. First, let's talk about the poison.
It starts there.