Katipo said... > Clive Menzies wrote: > > >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..... > > > > > > > > > The evolutionary path of the corporate politician. > And nobody permitted to climb to any 'higher level', within the > organisation, until the ethical base of the individual has been > appropriately compromised. > > History is full of examples of nations attempting to change nations, > families attempting to change families, and individuals attempting to > bring about change in individuals, when the only way change can be > brought about in the external environment, is by way of change within > the individual. > > What happens when the individual no longer exists? > > Because, in the future, existence without the organisation is going to > become increasingly difficult. > The 'organisation' is extending its boundaries to match nationalistic > ones, and the new ethic will be taught from birth.
It's a brave new world ;-) -- Best, Marc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]