Who Do We Choose To Be?

THE ARROW OF TIME: RESTORING SANITY

Where Is Your Organization on the Arrow of Time?

It is easy, although painful, to observe the decay and degradation of the human spirit and of our planet at the global, national, and local levels. But what’s going on in our own organizations? How can we assess our health versus our decay? As we attempt to fortify ourselves with sanity rather than fear, to open rather than close, what requires our attention?

Here are some of the characteristics of systems in decline. In all the descriptions of the pattern of collapse, there is both the human element of moral decay and the systemic element of institutional rot. Increasing disorder is fueled by money replacing service as the core motivator, hierarchical leaders ...