The Prime Directive

1. The Prime Directive The Key to Facilitating Change

2. The Star Trek Prime Directive In the universe of Star Trek, the Prime Directive, Starfleet's General Order #1, is the most prominent guiding principle of the United Federation of Planets. The Prime Directive dictates that there can be no interference with the internal development of pre-warp civilizations, consistent with the historical real world concept of Westphalian sovereignty.

3. The Human Prime Directive General Order #1, is the most prominent guiding principle of human nature: Once an individual has created a belief system about something, psychological security is best preserved through refusal to change that belief system.

4. Like the Star Trek Prime Directive There Is an Exception Clause The only stated exception to the Prime Directive is the Omega Directive, in which a captain is authorized to take any means to destroy Omega Particles when detected. Whenever the Omega Directive is in force, the Prime Directive is effectively rescinded. If the individual comes to realize that their psychological security will be enhanced, then the Omega Directive can be activated and a change in their belief system can be made.

5. Change Is A Leadership Task Leadership is a set of actions implemented to facilitate potential followers to override the Prime Directive and alter their belief system. Thinking Out of the Box

6. The Starting Point for Change He/she who proposes a change must first discover why the change will provide higher psychological security for the potential followers and what it will take to facilitate their deciding to override the Prime Directive.