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RETHINKING PRINCIPLES RETHINKING PRINCIPLES

Steve CoveySteve Covey

Charles HandyCharles Handy

Steve CoveySteve Covey

Charles HandyCharles Handy

“ “ Life is full of Life is full of contradictions and contradictions and surprises, that it is in surprises, that it is in fact, full of fact, full of paradoxes.”paradoxes.”

“ “ Trust comes from Trust comes from principles.”principles.”

The Purpose of the FutureThe Purpose of the Future

• People are the primary assets and People are the primary assets and the future security lies in the brains the future security lies in the brains of those people.of those people.

• In order to compete in the global In order to compete in the global economy, we must believe in the economy, we must believe in the unseen human potential.unseen human potential.

The Philosophy of the The Philosophy of the Future of OrganizationsFuture of Organizations

• Both authors agree that there must be a Both authors agree that there must be a paradigm shift in order to compete or be paradigm shift in order to compete or be viable in the future in respect to viable in the future in respect to business or society. business or society.

• The way to make sense of the future, in The way to make sense of the future, in organizations, in societies and in your organizations, in societies and in your life is by taking charge of it. Not by life is by taking charge of it. Not by responding to the future.responding to the future.

ActionAction

• Organizations must provide a Organizations must provide a purpose if they want to retain good purpose if they want to retain good people.people.

• Value principles more than they Value principles more than they value companies.value companies.

ConclusionConclusion

• In order to compete in a global economy In order to compete in a global economy and invent the futureand invent the future– You can’t stumble backwards into the futureYou can’t stumble backwards into the future

– Find a new purpose besides making the Find a new purpose besides making the owners richowners rich

– Believe in human potentialBelieve in human potential

– Value principlesValue principles

– Change the status quoChange the status quo

Questions to consider Questions to consider while rethinking while rethinking principles:principles:

We don’t know the We don’t know the answers because we don’t answers because we don’t know the questions. We know the questions. We must shape the future. Do must shape the future. Do you agree with this you agree with this statement?statement?

Do you believe that Do you believe that chaos would be the result chaos would be the result of everyone within the of everyone within the organization having organization having authority?authority?

Is the future of capitalism Is the future of capitalism in jeopardy?in jeopardy?

Are we as a society better Are we as a society better or worst off, if we think or worst off, if we think that the meaning of that the meaning of business is to make the business is to make the owners rich and employ owners rich and employ people as instruments of people as instruments of the organization to make the organization to make that aim come true ?that aim come true ?

Stephen Covey believes Stephen Covey believes that in order to compete that in order to compete within a global market we within a global market we must change our must change our paradigm of leadership. paradigm of leadership. Do you agree with him Do you agree with him that the successful that the successful leaders of the future will leaders of the future will value principles more?value principles more?

Covey uses the farming Covey uses the farming metaphor( the leader is a metaphor( the leader is a farmer). You create the farmer). You create the right conditions, the right right conditions, the right climate, for growth and climate, for growth and opportunity. Do you opportunity. Do you believe that we can’t fix believe that we can’t fix people but we can nurture people but we can nurture them over time?them over time?

People are the answer to People are the answer to success in the future. success in the future. What is your definition of What is your definition of success? What strategies success? What strategies should organizations should organizations implement to be implement to be successful in the future?successful in the future?

Group 5 Members:Group 5 Members:

• Kathy BealKathy Beal

• Juan GarridoJuan Garrido

• Todd McBrideTodd McBride

• Ben TempletonBen Templeton

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