To synergize is to create a higher alternative among all parties. It’s the outcome of win-win solution. It enables everyone to express themselves, to be creative and bring passion to the whole team.
Covey talked about the tension between driving force and restraining force in an organization. If we want to change the organization, being a driving force ourselves is not enough. That’s because the restraining force will push back and the change is hard to achieve. Instead, Cover suggests we should ise Habit 4 (win-win), 5 (seek first to understand, then to be understood) and 6 (synergize) to unfreeze the restraining force, to loosen them up, and create new insights. Instead of pushing back, we transform those restraining force into driving force, and they become an important part of the solution. How power this is!
Synergy is team work, and the development of unity and creativity with other human beings. It’s a powerful force for change.
