UBUNTU'S PHILOSOPHY

HOW DOES CROSS-CULTURAL MANAGERS CAN BE AWARE OF UBUNTU'S PHILOSOPHY AND USE IT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ORGANZATION AND ITS EMPLOYEES?

Ubuntu's philosophy is summarized in his famous phrase: "I am what i am because of who we all are". Throughout his philosophy it is evident tht this cultural philosopher focuses on people's allegiances and relations with each other.

Cross-cultural managers can use this philosophy promoting team work in order to create a much more united group work with the objective to increase competitiveness, quality and to waste less time, because "a single staw of a broom can be broken easily, but the staws together are not easily broken".

Good and efficient team work can be achieved creating bonds between employees, providing environments for them to relate outside work, giving monetary incentives, creaing continuity in their work tasks, etc.

The organization can benefit lot using Ubuntu's philosophy because as team work improves, the time used in every task diminishes, which represents lower costs for the organization.

Finally, on my opinion a good cross-cultural manager should be able to implement Ubuntu's philosophy and promote a healthy and effective team work for the benefit of the organization.