Winfried and At ask if immorality can persist in a learning organization.
It is an interesting question, one that resonates with me. However, every
time there is a discussion of morality, there is virtually no agreement on
what is moral and what is immoral behavior. As a consequence, I am at a
loss as to what meaning the question ultimately has.
A couple of years ago (has it been that long, Rick?) we had a long series
on morality and universal truths. Much to my surprise, we never even came
close to a consensus on what they were. Quite a few people denied they
existed. I still ponder this, even though I accept it. It was certainly
a big learning for me.
The issue gets particularly sticky when we progress beyond the "easy" ones
(don't kill another human). We could never get agreement even on that
one, let alone come to grips with the morality of pollution versus
economic development. So, I am interested in how people will answer this
question. I am sure we each have our own individual morality, but I am
equally sure that a definition of organizatinal morality will be difficult
to come to.
--Rol Fessenden
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