On (20/11/05 22:08), Katipo wrote: > Clive Menzies wrote: > >I suspect Intel is in no way unique in this respect; my own limited > >experience of large corporations has been similar. As in many other > >bureaucratic organisations (public and commercial), it is the 'system' > >rather than the individuals which is flawed. > > > > > > > Well, yes, but it is also the organisation that supplies both the > anonymity to indulge, and the sociological acceptance factor that comes > from the definition of 'success' provided by that organisation environment. > > The individual and the environment are reflections of each other. > Deny the individual the right to be responsible for his environment, and > you deprive him of any means to improve upon it.
I couldn't agree more. But in such flawed organisations, to attain power to change the way things operate, requires compromising one's principles to at least a limited degree. Once the individual becomes a beneficiary of the system, the motivation to address the inherent flaws becomes diminished. Catch22..... Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
