Jean-Edouard Grésy: “The Gift Revolution” – Rethinking Management
“How to get things done?” The answer to this question varies from one manager to another. With control? Control kills motivation and desire, and encourages an “every man for himself” logic. With goodwill? It cannot be decreed. Anthropology provides an answer.
It makes us realize that the gift, as an informal work dimension, is the true source of collective action and commitment to work. But how to encourage it and where should we place it within the work organization?