Friday, February 8, 2008

Decade Software is a living, breathing entity

I don't usually regurgitate post verbatim, but these thoughts from Anna Farmery are well worth repeating...

"Business exists because of humans—because humans establish them, because humans run them, because humans buy from them.

checkup I think if we change our mindset from a business as an entity to business being human it can have great benefits

  1. Care about it's health by checking on its heart and soul is fit and well - engagement surveys, sessions with people, feedback
  2. Care about its vision by constantly ensuring that it's vision is clear.
  3. Care about its "blood pressure" by listening and searching for pressure points that need to be released.
  4. Care about its "teeth" by ensuring that the targets are stretching, that they are motivating people to push on...
  5. Care about its hearing by ensuring that the lines of communication are working well.
  6. Care about its mind by ensuring that information is being shared, that people are encourage to develop their thinking...
  7. Care about its beliefs and values to ensure they are being respected.
  8. Care about its mobility - can it act quickly?

A business is so much more than a corporate entity - it is a group of people who want to achieve their dream, it touches peoples lives in the community, in the world."



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