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Summary: Truly Inspirational Work
Review: I went through The Democratic Enterprise recently and my thoughts mid-way into the book were "here's a work that truly captures the essence of the organisation of today and tomorrow, where both individual and organisation have a shared responsibility to religiously connect on a mental plane for a greater purpose." All chapters are relevant and intellectually stimulating especially chapters 5, 6 and 7 on "individual autonomy, organisational variety and shaping shared purpose," which form the heart and soul of this immensely thoughtful and inspirational work. The capacity of the "individual-employees" to behave as "adults along with their capacity for self awareness" interlinked with the capability of the processes and practices within the organisation to enable employees exercise choices through "creation of variety" and the establishment of a shared common purpose through an environment of mutual trust and support was very well argued and presented. It clearly brings out the all important roles the individual and the organisation bring to the table and collaborate to create the "democratic enterprise." The elements of the Human Capital Model made wonderful reading and further built on her landmark article co-authored with Professor Sumantra Ghoshal on "Personal Human Capital: New Ethos for the Volunteer Employee" (EMJ - Feb.'03). This book should be required reading for all, be it the leader, the line manager, the HR professional, the young executive, all individuals who have a common stake in the organisation and have invested their "human capital" towards shaping a shared purpose. A great followup on her previous inspirational work on Living Strategy.
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