So many times you hear the phrase “that’s definitely the right thing to do” or “why have you done that? It’s all wrong.” 
These phrases permeate our society; you hear them said between families, friends, colleagues and complete strangers. We have television programmes which seem to consist of people saying “I am right, you are wrong”. We have grown up within an education system that says there is a right and wrong answer, yes or no, black or white. It is inherent in our society and has a huge effect on us as individuals, our homes, our businesses and society as a whole. What if I were to suggest that how would it be if there was no right or wrong?
Of course I am by no means suggesting that we don’t have any kind of moral code and go back to some kind of survival of the fittest type of scenario. I accept that there are some innate moral laws which are in built into our DNA and have evolved with us as a species. But beyond this what if there was no right or wrong there was just stuff that works and stuff that doesn’t work. If we as a society accepted that people tried things out and learnt what worked and what doesn’t. To say there is a right way and a wrong way to do things limits not only that individual’s ability to see new possibilities but those that they might lead. It also presupposes that we all work in the same way. I may come to the same conclusion as another but by a different route; which is right and which is wrong?
In a business environment to throw out the idea of right and wrong would really allow the organisation to flourish in areas that in may never have previously considered. If there is no right or wrong then there can be little judgement of others because you accept that there are many ways to discover things and complete tasks. If there is no right or wrong it frees your mind from these constraints and you can take on new ways of doing things. Right or wrong is not particularly useful in business or life; it should be what works and what doesn’t for that individual, for that team and for the business.
By living in a world where there is no right or wrong you can open up your business to many new opportunities and build a culture of respect by recognising difference. These are some of the core principles behind creating an innovative culture. So forget what is right or wrong and just think there is some stuff, some of it works and some of it doesn’t.
I have always struggled to understand peoples working patterns, even in school I struggled to understand how teachers would only seem to believe there was one way of working. I have come across so many different ways people work. There are those that work really long hours and get a lot done, those that seem to work really long hours but not get much done, others who don’t seem to do much work but always get done what is needed and then the people that just don’t do anything and don’t really come out with anything either. You see these types of people throughout life; to protect my reputation I am not going to suggest which category I may be. Although I think most people would recognise that we all work in different ways but our businesses are structured for people to work in specific ways. There are other factors