A month ago, in Post #117, three self-sustaining emotions, love, compassion and empathy, were introduced to complete the holism of the basic conceptual structure of the Raphael Unified Theory of Human Motivation. They define the essence of being humane in our relationships with our self and others. They are fundamental to growing into the potential of our self, personality and social relationships.
In former Posts we discussed why ALL organizations, societies, governments, nations and dynasties have perished. They all perished because they failed to incorporate the capability of adaptability into their organizational structures and processes. Adaptability develops from learning from experience. Therefore, for organizations to become adaptable, they must also become “learning organizations” capable of learning what causes failures that are to be avoided and what causes successes that are to be emulated. Here is a succinct definition of adaptability: “the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances.” [WordWeb Pro]
Not too remarkably all nations, societies, governments, corporations and organizations will continue to fail until and unless they incorporate the values of social sustainability that are innate to the Homo sapiens species; and, also become “learning organizations” that learn to adapt to ever-changing societies. However, as organizations begin to incorporate those values they will become in many ways pseudo Homo sapiens, imitating and simulating the sustainability of our species. That is good news! Yet, I have had the intuitive feeling in my gut that something more is needed, something that conveys the best essence of being human — to be compassionate, to convey empathy and even love in its many manifestations.
Discerning this feeling more closely, I now understand that achieving stability and sustainability in an organization is no assurance that it will also become more humane. When we witness that an organization’s citizens, clients, patrons, vendors, investors, customers, patients or employees reflect a sense of compassion, empathy and personal regard that they have received from that organization, it will have been validated as having become fully socially sustainable. We know that this is possible because we or someone we know has felt this way toward the benevolence of an organization in the past. If the best of human nature is humane, sensitive enough to be compassionate and able to give and receive empathy, then should we not also expect our societies and organizations to reflect the same qualities?
In former Posts we discussed why ALL organizations, societies, governments, nations and dynasties have perished. They all perished because they failed to incorporate the capability of adaptability into their organizational structures and processes. Adaptability develops from learning from experience. Therefore, for organizations to become adaptable, they must also become “learning organizations” capable of learning what causes failures that are to be avoided and what causes successes that are to be emulated. Here is a succinct definition of adaptability: “the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances.” [WordWeb Pro]
Not too remarkably all nations, societies, governments, corporations and organizations will continue to fail until and unless they incorporate the values of social sustainability that are innate to the Homo sapiens species; and, also become “learning organizations” that learn to adapt to ever-changing societies. However, as organizations begin to incorporate those values they will become in many ways pseudo Homo sapiens, imitating and simulating the sustainability of our species. That is good news! Yet, I have had the intuitive feeling in my gut that something more is needed, something that conveys the best essence of being human — to be compassionate, to convey empathy and even love in its many manifestations.
Discerning this feeling more closely, I now understand that achieving stability and sustainability in an organization is no assurance that it will also become more humane. When we witness that an organization’s citizens, clients, patrons, vendors, investors, customers, patients or employees reflect a sense of compassion, empathy and personal regard that they have received from that organization, it will have been validated as having become fully socially sustainable. We know that this is possible because we or someone we know has felt this way toward the benevolence of an organization in the past. If the best of human nature is humane, sensitive enough to be compassionate and able to give and receive empathy, then should we not also expect our societies and organizations to reflect the same qualities?