The "Bonsai" Organization

Bigger isn't always better for business according to Drucker School of Business Professor, Charles Handy. Here's an interview with Handy from NPR's Marketplace. I like a number of things he says, including that

"if we are not careful, organizations can become the prisons for our souls"

This very much speaks to the challenge we have in building organizations that incorporate yogic values along with strong business acumen and skill. We attract people who want life entwineed with work, in a dynamic, nurturing way, and it is our challenge as managers and business people in this arena to solve this problem and feed people's souls, even as we accomplish powerful results for our organizations.

One other writer who has chronicled this area well is Bo Burlingham in his book, Small Giants, which is a MUST READ for folks wanting to be validated in their search for a poerful, more human work place.