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a lot of leaders encourage their people to collaborate, to avoid conflict, and to reach a consensus on how something should be done.
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But this doesn't harness the constructive tension.
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It just removes it.
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And without this, you're extremely unlikely to arrive at the right answer.
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Welcome to Moments with Marty, your short, sharp shot of Leadership Insight to help you to stay on track between our weekly episodes of the No Bullshit Leadership podcast.
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Virtually every company has natural tensions built into its DNA.
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For example, there's the classic friction point between sales and operations.
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It's easy to sell something, but then your company has to deliver it.
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Salespeople have a natural tendency to oversell a product,
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sometimes to the point where it's almost impossible for the company to deliver that product profitably.
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To find a balance between sales and operations requires a comprehensive dive into these natural tensions.
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Another example is the natural conflict between a CFO and an asset owner, especially in an industrial business.
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The CFO wants to minimise capital expenditure because they're monitoring critical metrics like return on assets.
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The CFO's job is to limit the amount of capital that the business deploys.
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However, the operators are incentivised to provide asset availability and reliability.
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So the more capital they have to spend, the less issues they're going to have to manage.
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And they're also more likely to hit their own KPIs.
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Which is why it's in their best interests to spend as much money as they can on building
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and maintaining the company's assets.
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How do you manage these natural tensions so that people work together to achieve the best outcome for the company, not just for their immediate team.
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Single point accountability is critical.
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It has to be clear who the decision maker is for every initiative that your company undertakes.
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When it comes to higher order issues, like capital investment in assets, accountability often rests with the CEO or the board,
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because that's the only way you can ultimately resolve the tensions between a chief revenue officer and a COO.
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But no matter what level the accountability resides,
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a clear decision has to be made by accountable executive who's in a position to weigh the relative merits of competing positions.
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If you're a leader trying to balance natural tensions, there are a few cardinal sins that you could make.
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One of the worst you can commit is dumbing down your team.
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Now a lot of leaders encourage their people to collaborate, to avoid conflict, and to reach a consensus on how something should be done.
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But this doesn't harness the constructive tension, it just removes it.
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And without this, you're extremely unlikely to arrive at the right answer.
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More often than not, consensus decisions deliver the worst outcomes.
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Because when you seek consensus, the focus shifts from solving the problem to appeasing the people.
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It pushes you to the lowest common denominator, and what you end up with is a decision that everyone can live with but no one is really happy with.
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This is reason number 426 for overcoming your conflict aversion.
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If you don't learn to sit comfortably in the middle of your team's natural tensions, you'll leave a lot of value on the table.
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For more depth on this insight, have listened to episode 78 of the No Bullshit Leadership podcast, Refereeing Your Leader's Disputes.
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We'll leave a link in the show notes.
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I really hope you enjoyed this moment and that it gives you that extra little spark to be a No Bullshit Leader.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “The Real Cost of Avoiding Conflict”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: tension, natural, asset, consensus, conflict. Deze video bevat 39 zinnen en 593 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:02. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 147 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 80% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| consensus zelfstandig naamwoord | /kənˈsɛnsəs/ | consensus, eensgezindheid |
| accountability zelfstandig naamwoord | /əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/ | verantwoording |
| collaborate werkwoord | /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/ | samenwerken |
| harness werkwoord | /ˈhɑɹ.nəs/ | inspannen, optuigen |
| constructive bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /kənˈstɹʌktɪv/ | constructief |
| podcast zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | podcast |
| insight zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɪnsaɪ̯t/ | inzicht |
| appease werkwoord | /əˈpiːz/ | kalmeren |
| aversion zelfstandig naamwoord | /əˈvɜːʒən/ | afkeer, aversie |
| denominator zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɪˈnɒmɪneɪtə(ɹ)/ | noemer |
| salesperson zelfstandig naamwoord | verkoper, verkoopster | |
| reside werkwoord | /ɹɪˈzaɪd/ | wonen |
| deploy werkwoord | /dɪˈplɔɪ/ | uitrollen |
| friction zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɹɪkʃən/ | wrijving |
| undertake werkwoord | /ˌʌndəˈteɪk/ | ondernemen |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 11 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals they're, you're, doesn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: aversion /əˈvɜːʒən/, friction /ˈfɹɪkʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: accountability /əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/, collaborate /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/, denominator /dɪˈnɒmɪneɪtə(ɹ)/, profitably /ˈpɹɑ.fɪ.tə.bli/, expenditure /ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃə/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: constructive /kənˈstɹʌktɪv/, appease /əˈpiːz/, reside /ɹɪˈzaɪd/, minimize /ˈmɪn.ɪˌmaɪz/, dive /daɪv/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: collaborate /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/, podcast /ˈpɑdˌkæst/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als consensus, accountability, collaborate.
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.