Topic 主題What does peace look like in organizations (or is it possible)

Peace vs growth n a corporate context

Number 編號:Sat B1/C2

Convenor 召集人:Mark Pixley

Participants (including Bumble Bees) 參與人員:Linda, Jim, George, Wong, Jimbo

Insights 討論內容:

Peace Contais three Cs

Not calm, but dynamic

Positive Turbulence by Stan

Peaceful organizations:

l          Quakers

l          Gore

l          Global Sources

l          Google

l          SW Airlines

Peaceful or Healthy (or is it the same):

l          Tension

l          Dynamism

l          Balance of ages helps

l          Diversity

Opposite of healthy:

l          Forced confusion

l          Forced agreement

l          Command & Control

l          Micromanage

l          Fiefdom/Silos

l          Enforced hierarchy

l          Lack of learning/ideas

l          Stagnation

 

Wa/Ke Peace/Harmony

Yamawaski Preparing the roots

Japanese practices

Seems to involve a process

Quaker sense of discerning consensus

 

Getting dissension into decision making

Takes years to instill

PM in Taiwan/Eastern Europe

Why is Japan still in trouble?

Take peace too far, go for calm

Peace vs Security

Having a discipline and a conversation.  Keeping conversation going.

Conflict/Caring/Belief/Passion