As
Buddha said, " If you want to know your past,
look into your present condition; if you want to
know your future, look at your present actions".
People called this Karma. The word karma literally
means 'action', and karma is both the power latent
within action and the results our actions bring.
To apply this course and effort concept in a Corporation
may help us to anticipate the future of our Company.
In traditional metaphysical paradigm, consciousness
is divided into three overlapping categories:
animal consciousness, intellectual consciousness
and spiritual consciousness. Animal consciousness
contains the survival instincts. Intellectual
consciousness contains thinking and judgement.
Spiritual consciousness contains reasons and aesthetics.
In Corporate development, the growth is divided
into three stages. The bottom-line of survival
i.e. a green figure in the Profit and Loss. I
called this animal consciousness. To expand the
business with a strategy planning is the next
stage. I called this intellectual consciousness.
To fulfill certain social obligations and bring
benefits to the society is the ultimate purpose.
I called this spiritual consciousness. The three
stages overlap each other and may happen at the
same time.
People stay in different level of consciousness
at different time. The length of time span in
each level determines the evolution of that being.
Apply the same analogue, the time span in each
stage of a Corporate indicates the level of success
of the business. Unfortunately, because of advance
in technology, the market is so dynamic that it
is difficult to stay at the spiritual level all
the time, unless we have an ability to anticipate
and sense all the changes, and the capacity to
response quickly & coherently. This capability
is called adaptive advantage in academic term.
This capability can be achieved through a "Shared
Value" opportunity. Shared value is defined
as policies and operation practice that enhances
the competitiveness of a company and advancing
the economic and social conditions in the communities
at the same time, which supersedes corporate social
responsibility. Shared Value can be created by
satisfying societal needs, enhanced resource utilization,
process efficiency, and enabling an eco-system
development involving suppliers, customers, academic
organization, and Government.
HKC is creating a "Shared Value" opportunity
of which we utilize our skill, resource and management
capability for a "Better City, Better Life".
Yours truly,
Hubert Chan
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