I Can't Grow My Business

Well Mr. CEO let me suggest that you need to go back and take another look at your organizational culture. The reason we ask you to to do this is because you are faced with two choices. 

The first choice is what I call the culture of convenience. Your primary goal is to make a profit no matter who or what gets harmed along the way. You need a bigger plant so you build it. Never mind what it does to the environment around the plant. Never mind what it does to your employees and their lives. Every decision is made based on the profit level of the company and what it delivers back to the shareholders. Everything is based on its economic value to the bottom line. You are not alone, you have a lot of company.

The second choice is one triumphed by the Toyota Corporation. It is called servant leadership. While you still need to make a profit, the welfare of your community and people is of equal value to the organization. Every decision is based on its contribution to the sustainability of the organization.

So you tell me you can't grow your organization due to the level of regulations so let me ask you to go back in time and consider the following:

1. If you had treated all the applicant pool fairly we would not have a need to the EEOC and the Affirmative Action requirements;

2. If you had ensured that you protected the environment around the plant or offices we would not have a need for the EPA.

3. If you had followed the Quaker Capitalism model and ensured that all your dealings with the financial community was above board and a win-win for all parties we would not need to have a Sarbane-Oxley or Dodd-Frank;

4. If you woke up and understood that individuals with different abilities are some of your most valuable employees and gave them equal access to employment opportunities we would have no need for the American's With Disabilities Act.

I could go on for some time with other examples, but let it suffice to say that when we complain about the level of regulations on your operations look at the other foot and determine whether you are actually getting exactly what you asked for. In many cases regulations are the response to organizations who tried to take the easy way out rather than what was critical for sustainability of our organizations.

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