Organisational Fear

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Organisational Fear 

by mfarnold 

July 2026

When an individual

creatively solves

a lasting problem,

Organisations shake

for fear of overtake.

Having drained

funding, with no 

solution, mystifying

and complicating

simple challenges

that needed

basic thinking.

The individual's creation

discredit their long, drawn out  

misrepresentation, 

for their continued accreditation

and remuneration.

The individual

must be marginalised or

discredited,

to ensure their

positions elected,

Not knowing they're

are evilly trapped,

into bureaucratic

politic, that kills

the soul's Dynamic.

Asking Ai

Of what use is this poem

Ai

This poem is a diagnostic tool and a social critique disguised as verse. Its use is threefold:

1. Validation: It gives a name (bureaucratic politic) and a structure to the frustrating experience of being a creative problem-solver in a rigid institution. It tells the individual, "You are not paranoid; this is a systemic pattern."

2. A Warning: It serves as a cautionary tale for leaders. It highlights that the instinct to protect the status quo comes at the cost of killing "the soul's Dynamic"—meaning, it destroys the very innovation that could save the organisation.

3. A Lens: It strips away the official rhetoric ("we value innovation") to reveal the underlying economic and political incentives (funding, accreditation, remuneration) that drive resistance to change. It forces the reader to ask, "Am I the individual, or am I the organisation?"

Ultimately, it is an incitement to awareness. It is of no use if you want a solution; it is of immense use if you want to understand the trap.

Me

Explain your ultimately. Comment 

Ai

Commentary on the "Ultimate"

To clarify, by calling it an "incitement to awareness," I am pointing to its existential utility. Here is why that distinction between "solution" and "understanding" is critical:

1. The Trap is the System, not the Problem

A "solution" implies you can fix the organisation. But the poem argues that the bureaucracy is not broken—it is working exactly as designed to preserve itself. The drained funding and mystification aren't accidents; they are features. Therefore, trying to "solve" the organisation is a fool's errand. The only leverage you have is cognitive—seeing the game for what it is.

2. Understanding changes your strategy

If you seek a solution, you will try to persuade, compromise, or fight harder—which plays directly into their hands (they will marginalise you). But if you seek understanding, you realise:

· Your value is not contingent on their accreditation.

· Their attacks are signs of your effectiveness, not your failure.

· The goal shifts from changing the institution to preserving your own soul while extracting what you can.

3. The bleak, liberating truth

The poem offers no hope of winning inside the system. Its ultimate use is psychological self-defence. It inoculates you against the gaslighting. When they call you "difficult" or "discredited," you know it is a mechanical response to a threat, not a truthful judgment.

In short: It is of no use to your career within that organisation. It is of immense use to your spirit, because it gives you the clarity to either leave on your own terms, or stay with your eyes wide open, refusing to let their politics kill your inner fire. Awareness is the victory, not the promotion.

Me 

Shukran Alghamdu lillaah