The apparent paradox that meets a core need of human beings

Over the last many years I have been examining a couple of models that have essentially the same foundation - disruptive innovation. But I found something even more profound as I dug deeper.

Two core needs human beings have at work are Stability and Compassion and not to be left behind are the remaining two which also Gallup found in a survey conducted years ago about what makes people follow leaders: Trust and Hope.

So in total the four core needs of follower-employees that Gallup found are Trust, Hope, Stability and Compassion.

Stability is a core human need that comes from the brain's need for familiarity and predictability. And that is what makes many people resist change even when it has become inevitable.

A stable platform enables people to build structures above it that have a utility.

However, as we examine the rapidly changing work scenario, there is anything but stable. In such a scenario, it would be understandable if people are scared with the pace at which work and organisational models are becoming obsolete and counter-productive.

And I might attract a controversy if I may say here that offering people a contract of employment could be one of the biggest disservice we may do to them in the long term.

Interestingly what I found is that one of the ways in which this need for stability can be met is through constant radical innovation that has compassion at its centre.

If all goes well, then soon enough I would be facilitating a session where we would be looking at this phenomena in detail.