Observations/Reflections: On the Cultivation of People, and Environment
Status: Dictated but Not Reviewed
Published: 03/03/10
Written: 02/22/2010
Dictated By: Flint McGlaughlin

I have spent more time considering the cultivation of people, than I have the cultivation of an environment in which people thrive. In some ways the former has served the latter. In other ways, I have fallen short. I need to consider how to create an environment that keeps people empowered and healthy. For the most part, I think our organization is a good place to work. It is certainly much better than many I have seen, but this not enough. Adequacy is the enemy of excellence. With some reflection, it might be possible to make the physical space and the interaction within it, healthier. To think of process is not enough. All process takes place within a sphere. It seems, then, that management is not just about biology. It's about a geography that enables good biology.