An organization is an ecosystem where exists several types of professionals. There are some healthy and many unhealthy organizations wherein various blockages keep the people from working effectively. Mostly, these energy blockages like role confusion, nonexistent strategy, bureaucracy and most importantly the fear of top management are unseen, unnoticed and ignored.

Too many barriers between company boardroom and outside world cause trouble in the efficiency of the company. Valuable information cannot make through those barriers because every time an urgent message from the real world is received, it is reverted with “Be quiet. No one wants to hear you.”

Now, who in this ecosystem are named as Internal Predators?

Internal predators are the people who tell the truth about your organization rather than pretending things are fantastic. Unlike real predators in a natural ecosystem, these internal predators help organizations to keep ecosystem healthy by eliminating weak and sick ideas.

If you do not have internal predators around you, competitors will kill your company. They are not bad rather they are great because they have the guts to speak up when people around them are keeping quiet. They play a vital role. They are the ones who tell the top-management about the problems and issues of the company straightforward. They say “This product stinks while competitors’ product are far better.” This way your company can chuck out the bad products and manufacture better ones to launch in the market against the competitors.

Things to keep in mind:

• Internal predators are not your enemy
• They do not make their managers or superiors look bad rather they help them to accomplish organizational goals.
• They push as hard as they can on several topics or jobs because they care about your company. Do they care about their personal growth, too? Yes, they do, like every well-balanced person does!
• They always say touchy things to ensure important jobs are being done. Therefore, instead of avoiding them or hushing them, organizations should listen to them
• If you are hushing your internal predators and avoiding their inputs, they will not settle down like a good boy or girl rather they will leave you and join your competitors’ company.
• They want things to move faster than your company naturally moves. This is a good influence, not a bad one. The real world doesn’t care about your carefully-designed process. Mother Nature has her own timetable!
• They are the ones who say “Let’s not rest on our laurels — this quarter was great, but we need to work hard to beat our competitors in next quarter.
• Avoid considering your internal predators negative people of your organization.

Open your eyes and stop ignoring the importance of internal predators in your organization for they are not the enemies rather catalysts of the growth of your company. Develop an organization culture wherein you nurture the internal predators as much as you can who will keep you updated with the truth and bring you closer to success.