Is war the nature of mankind?
I thought of this while recalling the character Ares, the god of war. Even in life or business we war either against ourselves or of others. As humans we have our own internal battles as well as external forces that ignite even still something internal and dangerous.
In business, market intelligence encompasses the war around us, whereas business intelligence is the war within.
The stories told in Greek mythology of Ares, often associate him with shame. When it comes to personal battles; at least for me shame is one of the things that causes human beings to be deluded in their thoughts, oftentimes overcome with so much shame you are unaware and unable to function.
When it comes to business intelligence, I think it is often the same. Where the business is an extension of a person. There are details that we simply don’t want to know or acknowledge. We overlook the details because they are too hard to face.
In those instances I envision Ares mounting down on his horse to inflict war on the human psyche to inflict war and destruction based on his own shame and inability to move forward.
It takes a specific mindset to reflect, improve and grow. If the human being who leads the business doesn't have that mindset, neither will the business.
