Mature Organisations constantly work on assessing the degree of Compliance and Commitment in their workforce. Leadership strives to implement policies that result in committed employees rather than just compliant employees. Studies have shown that if you succeed in having a committed workforce, productivity, innovation and the environment all together is positive. What is Compliance and Commitment? Webster's thesaurus defines Compliance as "a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others" and Commitment as "something one must do because of prior agreement". A CEO would like to have his workforce be committed, rather than compliant. OK, let's ask ourself the question what am I - Compliant or Committed ?
Let me put it this way from the perspective of the Bible - Compliance is like following the Law, but Commitment is when you love your God with all your heart, soul and strength and follow Him, because of your agreement with God when you fell on your face, repented and accepted Jesus as your savior. When you are commited, because you love your God, you fulfill the law because you love Him. What does the Bible convey - Compliance or Commitment ? Those who think it is compliance, fail in being faithful, but those who view it as commitment - rise up even against all odds. I find that the core of Management theory is lot like what the Bible teaches.
Communication is critical in any organization. The type, frequency and channel used to deliver communication is critical in getting the message from the top to everyone. I place interaction and collaboration, equally important. When communication, collaboration go together, the result is a relationship. This is also recognized in the spiritual growth of a believer. Communication equals studying the Word. The Bible is the recording of God's communication to you. When you read the Word, it means that God is talking to you. That's one part of the communication. How do you respond ? It is through prayer. So without the reading of the Word and prayer, communication is not complete between you and God. You are also interacting in this dual activity of reading the Word and being prayer, and this results in a growing relationship. All through the Bible, there is one single theme. God's relation with man. Do you have a relationship with God ? do you think that you have a relationship with God ?
