http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2008/06/26/this-week-in-the-world-life-is-personal-and-the-best-communication-is-too/ By Meryl Runion and SpeakStrong, Inc. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:31:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2008/06/26/this-week-in-the-world-life-is-personal-and-the-best-communication-is-too/comment-page-1/#comment-133851 Kathleen Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:34:54 +0000 http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/?p=575#comment-133851 No argument from me that we need to bring more of something that might be called "the personal" into all the areas of our life. Applying a "Golden Rule" outlook to almost all, if not all, of life's scenarios would do that I think. My concern about this article is a quick stereotyping of science and business. My exposure to the world of science shows me that it is peopled by, if not fueled by, a reverence for the universe and a desire to be more integrally connected with it, through scientific study. And recent events in my family have brought me in contact with the business world, where I was happy to see that if the participants did not allow for the personal, they would not be able to do their jobs effectively. And where the rewards they got from their particular businesses was based on how effectively they became personal - and they all knew it. I know what you were going for, but I think the "problem" we are talking about is really about power and those who seek to gain or maintain power, not about science or business. But I may have come full circle to your point, because I do see it as being up to ALL of us to demand that humanity be the measurement, rather than maintenance of power for a few; and demanding room for the personal in all our dealings may be one way to do that. People existed before business and continue to exist when business does not. Therefore, it seems logical to assume that business is to serve people, not the other way around. "Business for People". Not People for Business. No argument from me that we need to bring more of something that might be called “the personal” into all the areas of our life. Applying a “Golden Rule” outlook to almost all, if not all, of life’s scenarios would do that I think. My concern about this article is a quick stereotyping of science and business. My exposure to the world of science shows me that it is peopled by, if not fueled by, a reverence for the universe and a desire to be more integrally connected with it, through scientific study. And recent events in my family have brought me in contact with the business world, where I was happy to see that if the participants did not allow for the personal, they would not be able to do their jobs effectively. And where the rewards they got from their particular businesses was based on how effectively they became personal – and they all knew it. I know what you were going for, but I think the “problem” we are talking about is really about power and those who seek to gain or maintain power, not about science or business. But I may have come full circle to your point, because I do see it as being up to ALL of us to demand that humanity be the measurement, rather than maintenance of power for a few; and demanding room for the personal in all our dealings may be one way to do that. People existed before business and continue to exist when business does not. Therefore, it seems logical to assume that business is to serve people, not the other way around. “Business for People”. Not People for Business.

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