Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Inequitable vs. Equitable

Can you say, "AIG?" Nielsen's work reveals that organizations rank-based produce a serious imbalance in the way rewards are distributed. Notice his observation:
"Rank-based: Those higher in rank are entitled to a far greater share of the organization's resources in the form of compensation than those lower in rank."
"Peer-based: Distributing the organization's resources more equitably in the organization will generate far greater returns to everyone in the long run."
It is easy to demonize others as unequal distributive but the question might be asked, "Are there ways we unequally distribute other sources of power, other symbols of success?" What are those resources? What are the symbols of success that may get unequally distributive? Perhaps in our world today, event in local congregations, the most significant resource is information and yet, that information is distributed unequally.

Give it some prayerful reflection...until next time.