Adding value is an essential component to any organization
and its members. The organization must seek to add value to its stakeholders
such as customers, employees, and its surrounding community. In addition,
members should work to add value to their organization, their peers, and those
they serve.
What does value mean, what kind of value should added, and
at what cost? Too many organizations today strive to be lean demanding more
from their members for the same level of compensation. These same organizations
site the economy as the reason behind their practices. But what happens once the
economy recovers at a stronger more rapid pace and these overworked employees
simultaneously decide to move on to
another company? There will be little fat left to heal the wounds and revamp
the business.
Current economic conditions presents more of an opportunity
to deepen the relationship and strengthen the commitment and buy in of
organizational members. Organizational leaders should embrace this and give
their members opportunities to innovate and explore new profitable ventures. People have tremendous power to reinvent an organization and find new ways to add value to the world around them if given a genuine opportunity. 
