I like the emphasis
this week’s studies had on ethics, both in the work place and in our personal
lives.
There was a great article included this week written by Charles Handy, “What’s a Business For?” He starts out
by showing how a lack of ethics and virtue can destroy the economy by
destroying trust. Not that this sounds like anything new, but the way he
teaches the details of it makes it very clear how vital ethics is for the
success of not only our personal lives, but of the world as a whole.
He also
goes into detail about how companies need to change their mentality of who owns
the business. Right now, the stockholders seem to be viewed as the owner of not
only the business by the employees as well. Handy realizes the need for the
employees to be viewed as individuals with individual talents, skills and
needs. They should also be given a portion of ownership in the company and
allow them to have a say in how the business is run. This gives them a feeling
of ownership and commitment to the company which will create a greater desire in
them to work for the benefit of the company and not just themselves.
No comments:
Post a Comment