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Nov 10, 2022
Discussion#2 How should business leaders deal with life-floating employees who have no aspiration and no goals?
Blogs from The Third Way Working Group
- Which is worse for companies, floating or quiet quitting? We think quiet quitting is worse because there is an active intention to do as less as possible while floating is more of the consequence of the lack of purpose & direction.
- However, floating does not help employees as they are wasting time without developing their abilities.
- Sometimes there are people who just look floating but actually not while there are sometimes people who just look engaged but floating in reality.
- Floating is a part of life sometimes. Most of us experience a floating period of life when we don’t know what to do next and we just want to keep riding the tide of time until the next step is clarified. But this floating period is the most vulnerable time, often most susceptible to external influences. These days it is so easy for people to get all sorts of bad influences from social media. So critical thinking ability is most essential especially when you are floating.
- People have both internal and external value systems. When you are floating and vulnerable, it is important to refer to your own internal values and listen to the inner voice rather than comparing yourself with others. It is dangerous to let the external values guide you when you are floating as you may end up doing something influenced by social media, which is not the right option for you and you may later regret.
- It seems that Japan as a country has been floating for a long time… Hence there has been lost 3 decades…
- Floating happens because people give up the ownership of one’s own life and just let others decide for their future. Many people in Japan probably think that it easier to let companies decide for them instead of making their own decisions and be self-responsible for their own future.
- Floaters exist everywhere. But what makes Japanese floaters different is the quietness of floating. In Germany, floaters are usually very loud. They complain, demand, and make noise to get attention to get help from others to find some directions. However, in Japan, floaters don’t say anything as if they were totally satisfied with their situation. And Japanese floaters are usually very risk-averse and they show massive resistance when their floating may be disturbed by new challenges.
- Leaders should help people “stop floating and start sailing” by educating and coaching them to reflect upon their life so far and take more ownership of their own future.
- How can we coach them? What should we teach the floaters? We will discuss that next week.
- However, floating does not help employees as they are wasting time without developing their abilities.
- Sometimes there are people who just look floating but actually not while there are sometimes people who just look engaged but floating in reality.
- Floating is a part of life sometimes. Most of us experience a floating period of life when we don’t know what to do next and we just want to keep riding the tide of time until the next step is clarified. But this floating period is the most vulnerable time, often most susceptible to external influences. These days it is so easy for people to get all sorts of bad influences from social media. So critical thinking ability is most essential especially when you are floating.
- People have both internal and external value systems. When you are floating and vulnerable, it is important to refer to your own internal values and listen to the inner voice rather than comparing yourself with others. It is dangerous to let the external values guide you when you are floating as you may end up doing something influenced by social media, which is not the right option for you and you may later regret.
- It seems that Japan as a country has been floating for a long time… Hence there has been lost 3 decades…
- Floating happens because people give up the ownership of one’s own life and just let others decide for their future. Many people in Japan probably think that it easier to let companies decide for them instead of making their own decisions and be self-responsible for their own future.
- Floaters exist everywhere. But what makes Japanese floaters different is the quietness of floating. In Germany, floaters are usually very loud. They complain, demand, and make noise to get attention to get help from others to find some directions. However, in Japan, floaters don’t say anything as if they were totally satisfied with their situation. And Japanese floaters are usually very risk-averse and they show massive resistance when their floating may be disturbed by new challenges.
- Leaders should help people “stop floating and start sailing” by educating and coaching them to reflect upon their life so far and take more ownership of their own future.
- How can we coach them? What should we teach the floaters? We will discuss that next week.
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