Examples of Elephant in the Room
What is an elephant in the room? There are examples from both the world of work and the private sector. The third area for concealed conflicts and imbalances is the internal conflict.
Elephant in the room in the professional world
A conflict between two or more people in a company or organization
- Bullying that officially doesn’t exist
- The increasingly difficult market situation of a company – there is a lack of consolidation concepts
- A high level of sick leave, which indicates employee dissatisfaction, but is explained with a flu epidemic
- Elephants in space are not only found in the world of work.
Elephant in the room in private life
Outside of the company we also find the elephant in the room:
- Alcohol problems
- External relations
- Debt
Examples of Elephant in the Room
The elephant in the room can also stand inside a person. This is the case when someone does not want to admit an internal conflict or does not want to look at an obviously existing problem.
- Dealing with health
- Loyalty conflicts, e.g. B. between work and private life
- A repressed inner conflict – such as giving up a lifelong dream – can manifest itself in a variety of ways, including psychosomatic forms
