Freedom's Way

From the book that I am reading now - Freedom's Way by ZT Bloch Jorgensen

"Many companies have risked and failed. Yet they were motivated by the smaller personality of corporate nature - greed and fear. Their risk was not aligned with heart but aligned with insecurity. They saw their risk as a financial gamble, not as an opportunity to benefit self and world.

Rarely have we seen companies acting from the noble personality of corporate nature - passion, inspiration, vision, commitment, and strength - from which they strive, discovering new territories, contributing to humanity and the planet in meaningful ways.

The more a company invests courage, vision, and thought in its people, including its suppliers, contractors and distributors, the more it aligns with success. The more people know they are valued and part of a team, the more they strive to meet deadlines, take initiative, and innovate.

We have not even begun to see what a company can do when it is moved by love. By seeing your company or team as driven by anything less is to sever potential, and it is to rob yourself, your family, and the world of a better future. "

Idealistic? Yes! I am always thinking 'ideal'....but my friends and colleagues have many a time put me in my place by bringing me back to reality and earth. But it would be great to live in a world with companies like this - companies that do not blindly chase greenbacks!

Being a KMer, I dread saying this but I'll have to say it! I can't hold it any longer. Sometimes, I seriously think coming together has its own disadvantages as well. What I am talking about is "herd mentality". Have you noticed that values are sometimes lost when people come together? There is a blind rush! Everyone is rushing toward something because everyone else seems to be rushing toward the same thing! It's all about money and material. It's all about competition. When people come together, competition seems to get the better of collaboration. There is no love lost between people...

Accomplishments happen mostly when people come together; but it is the same fire which destroys as well, if not well controlled.