As the world changes, and globalization absorbs us, new ideas, concepts, views of things and many, many things come to our knowledge. Some can be seen as great, and others as really bad.
One that can really be seen as great, and very useful in many areas is the Ubuntu philosophy. Why? Because of its main idea of everybody together as a whole. This philosophy of harmony, is very useful in the work environment of a company. Adapting the idea that we are all together as one, is probably the idea for any company, that wants that every employee and every part of the organization works together as one.
We could say that Ubuntu philosophy is present in three aspect in the workplace.
- The way in which individuals relate within the organization and with others. Employees see their partners or co-workers as brothers and sisters, like a family that has to work together in order to grow and evolve. Their relationship are calid and respectful because they treat each other with respect in order to learn from everyone. They treat themselves between them as family members. In other words, the organization is seen as a home which involves a family that has to be united and supportive.
- The way an organization manages time is another aspect of the Ubuntu philosophy. In other cultures time is fragmented and has a price but in this philosophy time is seen as a whole which can be used to have a progress in the community and because of that community progress everyone will also have a live improvement. They don’t have money as a priority, their community is their priority. Everyone has to be and feel good.
- The decision making process is another aspect present in organizational philosophy. For them the collective welfare is the most important thing in the organization. They seek for profitability but as mentioned above they don’t have money as a priority. Their major priority is that everyone within the organization feels good and comfortable. When taking a decision everyone is involved and the most important thing is that it always seeks a favorable result for the community.
We may not even know it, but we probably are using some of Ubuntu's ideas. So you see, Ubuntu is not that unknown to us. For example “A person with Ubuntu is welcoming, hospitable, warm, generous, and willing to share" [1] If you are like this, then probably you have some Ubuntu in you.
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