Recent health events have inferred a new set of choices that we never imagined we would have to or need to make. While we have a choice in our decision, like other choices, some have minor implications, and others with a far more significant bearing on not only ourselves but for others as well.
When we commit to being part of a community, team, or organization, we commit to a set of principles in the team’s best interests. We do so with the implicit knowledge that the team’s success depends on all of us playing our role and the team’s interests in the forefront. Results over time have consistently highlighted how the performance of a unified team will always conquer that of a group of disparate individuals.
However, teams, organizations, and communities may change their focus and objective. Organizations close or sell divisions or alter their strategic intent. While we should consider our well-being, when we sign up to be a part of a collective, we need to appreciate that we must also respect the overall interests of others on the team.
If we believe that our interests are divergent or inconsistent with that of the group, we have decided that we are no longer a part of the team, and it’s at that point and we should likely declare our intention as much and move on.
While not simple, we are either a part of the team or not, and that is our choice.
