The Bigger Energy
Money is one form of energy. It’s the form of energy that most businesses tend to focus in on. Financial reports, profitability statements, quarterly earnings—all are valid and important. But the focus is almost exclusively on this one form.
The truth is, businesses are comprised of multiple energy sources and the most potent of these is the human being.
This proposition can be easily proven…humans created money. We are the energy that created money. No business has ever sprung up from the earth untouched by human beings, and simply generated money.
We humans, as the creators of money, are the more powerful energy source.
But, business paradigms oftentimes reverse the pecking order and place financial value squarely ahead of human value. That’s a big mistake. It’s “the cart in front of the horse” kind of mistake. And, while it is largely unrecognized and unrevised, is proving untenable.
When energy is tamped down and controlled, it first causes stagnation, and decay. From there it can move into disorder and chaos. We’re talking universal law here. Energy is not something you want to dominate, it’s something you want to invite in and let flourish and flow.
Ebenezer Scrooge well illustrates how keeping a closed fist on money can backfire. But, how does keeping a tight fist on human energy show up? It shows up in plummeting worker engagement, deteriorating health and chronic illness, eroding relationships, diminishing enjoyment of life and the negative attitudes many people hold regarding their job.
When companies recognize and welcome the remarkable energy that people are and bring forward, they become energized and expansive.
The potential of any human being is inexhaustible. The potential of many is unparalleled. It is exactly the great energy source that is available for the forward thinking organization.
We have the tools, the knowledge and the ability to unleash human potential like never before.
This awareness moves us to the brink of the greatest business opportunity in our history. Now is the time to bid farewell to the tired, cramped paradigm born of the Industrial Revolution and open up to the bountiful, extraordinary possibility of the Human Evolution. Are you ready to seize the opportunity?
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