Plenty of food to eat, and drink to relish. Thank you. As we too are in the process of re-inventing the core values (as you rightly stated - not necessarily being static) of our organisation, this conversation gathers significance for me. I am sharing the same with my 'co-creators'. In all this endeavour, I find 'co' echoing. The first one would be that of 'consciousness' - being conscious of one's values (what one really values) and what the organisation tends to be proclaiming and/or upholding is a very important aspect of it. The primary question in this regard could be: Are my values adding to the Gross Organisational Happiness (GOH)? The second would be to be in conversation - in the sense of dialogue. Getting to know from the co-workers and co-creators the continuous engagement what the core values are and ought to be - arriving at shared - communicated core values. . The third would be to co-create and continue to communicate the implications and the joy(s) experienced in the process! Sarvesham swastir bhavatu!!
Note of Gandhiji's observation: I feel the other way about. Our ancient texts of the dominant traditions are rich with axioms promoting the common good and weal; however, the individual and collective behaviour, besides the positivity of passivity, does not seem to have actively promoted the common good, starting from the material basics. The experience, as we read, of the past two centuries apparently indicate that the western cultures have done better on this count.
As we too are in the process of re-inventing the core values (as you rightly stated - not necessarily being static) of our organisation, this conversation gathers significance for me. I am sharing the same with my 'co-creators'.
In all this endeavour, I find 'co' echoing.
The first one would be that of 'consciousness' - being conscious of one's values (what one really values) and what the organisation tends to be proclaiming and/or upholding is a very important aspect of it. The primary question in this regard could be: Are my values adding to the Gross Organisational Happiness (GOH)?
The second would be to be in conversation - in the sense of dialogue. Getting to know from the co-workers and co-creators the continuous engagement what the core values are and ought to be - arriving at shared - communicated core values. .
The third would be to co-create and continue to communicate the implications and the joy(s) experienced in the process!
Sarvesham swastir bhavatu!!