Compromise is a necessary part of working effectively with others, but sometimes the co-operative spirit of give and take becomes one-sided and dispiriting. How can you tell when that happens?
When you compromise on something you believe in, it just feels wrong. In this execuBook, author Elizabeth Doty explains that healthy compromise, at its core, means adapting to pressures or constraints by sacrificing lower values, wants or priorities for higher ones. Unhealthy pressures drive you toward making unhealthy compromises about higher values and priorities.
The essence of unhealthy compromise is the feeling that you're breaking a commitment to yourself or someone else, failing to protect or live up to a responsibility. To help explain the issue clearly, Doty lists 10 misconceptions about compromise at work.
This summary explores a common problem in organizational life. It will be of interest to anyone who may feel, occasionally or often, uncomfortable about compromises they're expected to make.
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