Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 01:19:18 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Prof. G..P. Rao" <gpraospandanfhv@yahoo.com>
Subject: Humanising Management : An appeal.
To: aryav@sancharnet.in, satish@winsomegroup.com, bmljain@gmail.com
Cc: amitasrivastava123@yahoo.com
HUMANIZING MANAGEMENT : AN APPEAL
This is an appeal to philanthropreneurs and others involved and interested in
the orientation of values in management education and profession.
This appeal emanates from a small group of industrial organizations, management
institutions and individuals constituting Spandan, an NGO wedded to
propagation and inculcation of select human values as integral to work ethics
and culture in an organization. The assumption and experience is that such an
integration enables the organization achieve an optimal balance between Results
and Relations. Such an integration over a period of time leads in developing,
what can be called as, Functionally Humane Organization, with due emphasis
being accorded to Results (Functionality) and Relations (Humaneness). The role
of an institution like Spandan, it is submitted, is to facilitate the
institutions and their management develop themselves as
functionally humane human systems.
Spandan has happened to evolve over a period of time a process and an
approach to address the issue. The process is called 3 D Process of
Inculcation of Values comprising Diagnosis, Discovery and Development as the
three basic components of the process. The Values are, however, anchored to the
Mission of the
organization and suitably dovetailed with other functional areas and social
fabric of the organization.
The approach is called Spandan approach. 'Spandan', a word in Sanskrit, denotes
'heartbeat', 'vibration', 'pulsation' and 'echo'. The message is that a manager
should develop such sensitivity towards his work group, organization
and human beings in general. Such sensitivity emanates only from a set of
beliefs and assumptions a person has towards others. One such belief
a person must possess is in the innate divinity, basic goodness and
intrinsic altruism in human beings. The role of institutions like Spandan, as
mentioned, is to facilitate the management and organizations go through the
process of humanizing by themselves.
The task is important. We have, however, come to believe that the task of
propagation and inculcation of values in management through interface between
management education and profession is formidable enough to call for
cooperation and support from like minded institutions and individuals in
general and philanthropreneurs in particular.. Hence, this appeal.
What exactly we are looking for is an institutional framework, support and base
for carrying out the task at hand. The essential components for the said
framework are:
A. Infrastructure - academic and administrative; and,
B. A team of facilitators to be identified, inducted, trained and
made part of the Spandan Core Group.
“A” could be made available. But investment on human
capital in the form of Facilitators “B” is a must.
These are ideas which are understandably only suggestive. Depending upon the
responses of cooperation, support and/or proposals for partnership,
further discussions and deliberations can follow.
I do hope that this appeal generates comments, feedback and suggestions
for furthering the noble cause undertaken by Spandan.
Looking forward for favourable responses to the appeal,
Cordially,
G. P. Rao
Founder Chairman
Spandan, Noida, India
(Mobile: 0-93502-47866.)
