Could Creativity & Soul Solve Corporate America’s Issues?

Could it be that the time has come for people like me to be considered as a mandatory and necessary part of corporate America?  I say people like me for two reasons, both of which have defined me, according to today’s corporate analysis and charts as being a certain profile type. 

I am an intuitive and creative; very emotional and people oriented.  Classified as a 4 – people and their lives matter a lot to me (I didn’t need them to tell me that!).  These, apparently, are not qualities that corporate America looks for in its employees, associates and management.

I am not an asset, but a liability to corporate America.

I would be, however, considered an asset to any other corporation in any other part of the world.  They seek people with qualities such as those that make up a part of who I am.

I was reading something in one of O’Donohue’s  (Anam Cara) books that speaks to how we are today in the corporate environment, and what might be the solution.  Actually, from what he is saying, it’s already changing; but, he is Irish and likely speaking of the European market.

Here’s what O’Donohue has to say:

Corporate appreciation of the imagination has happened for other reasons, namely, the marketds are now volatile eand the pace of change so rapid that the old patterns of work control are unproductive.  There is a recognition dawning that the repetitive linear system which controls the work and the worker is no longer profitable.  Consequently, the presence of the soul is now welcome in the workplace.  The soul is welcome because it is the place where the imagination lives.

Anam Cara was first published in 1997; that’s 14 years ago things were changing and ‘soul’ being allowed into the work place.

If corporate America could recognize that what it needs is creativity in its offices and boardrooms, and allow each of us to become whole, that is to say, stop being something we aren’t at work; sort of split personalities – do you think that things might turn around?  Do you think there would be less sick and stressed out people?  Do you think we would, allowing creative juices to flow freely, come up with wonderful and marvellous ideas that would be time saving and beneficial to all peoples, at a minimal or no cost?

Do you think we would be a happier and more content society and see a lot more smiles on our faces as we headed into work on a daily basis?  Is it important?  Sure it is; we spend most of our waking hours in a work environment and at the rate we are going we’ll be killing ourselves off sooner than later with all the stress that permeates the work places.

Just some of my rambling ideas.  I think it is time for the creative aspect of who we all are – made in the image of the Creator, thus we are co-Creators – beings to flow and then….wow; anything is possible.