THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, & NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH: THE WAY OF ORGANIZATIONAL HEALING
"Since untruths can be unintentional, the truth must be intentional" Arline Belton The greatest obstacles to truth telling are: "time is limited" and fear that "truth will hurt us, or someone or something we care about." Arline Belton I'd never heard of an "Organizational Healer" before. That is, until I read Erline Belton's article Truth or Consequences? in the NonProfit Quarterly. I offer an executive summary of the article, but highly recommend reading the real thing. Arline is the CEO of the Lyceum Group in Boston. She has been identified by clients as an organization healer, and feels honored to be of service as she practices organization development from her heart and head. It seems like honesty would be a given in the nonprofit sector; afterall we're the good guys right? Yes and No. Arline identifies barriers to telling the truth : Groupthink (you are a team player AREN'T YOU ?) Imaginary Conflicts Hidden Age...