As I returned from Delhi to Mumbai last night a little observation caught my amazement. The airports had a very similar look and feel in both cities. In fact when I started recalling the airports at Bangalore, Mangalore, Ranchi and Delhi they are all similar looking to each other.
But you would almost always be able to make out which of those cities you are in if you were left on the roads of this cities. The buildings, the roads, the signage, the colour and life on those streets are unique to each city.
Compare that to the structure and life of the organization and you will find an uncanny resemblance. With benchmarks being defined the world over most systems and practices organizations follow, adopt and adapt are fairly standard. And in our enthusiasm, we may push for employees to "comply or perish" which may not always be the ideal thing you do. The life of an organization is in its people and in the diversity they possess. And through this comes forth its polity, its history, its culture and even its values (not stated but practised).
While we drive for Compliance of structures and systems we must not fail to Celebrate the diversity and differences of the people and the views they bring to the table. Eventually it is they that breathe life into the bricks and mortar, wires and nodes, laptops and desktops of an office!
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