International Humanistic Management Association

protecting dignity – promoting well-being

Author: IHMA USA

IHMA Black Lives Matters Response

IHMA Black Lives Matters Response

IHMA is committed to co-creating just and sustainable communities by influencing organizing practices to more directly protect human dignity and promote well-being. As a community of humanistic management researchers, educators, practitioners and policy makers, we stand by all those engaged in fighting systemic and institutionalized racism. Dignity is a foundational principle in our work and should be protected and promoted within the management and leadership of organizations. We recognize our Read more [...]

Manifesto for the Future

Society should be organized to honor the inherent value of all life and create a better future. The economy should be organized to work for all and not just a select few. Organizing practices should protect human dignity and promote flourishing. 

IHMA Manifesto – System Elements are Connected

Covid-19 has revealed the fragility of our global system, showing that institutions across the world are vastly unprepared to handle this crisis. Countless social, economic, and political failures now illuminate underlying dysfunctions like greed, inequality, and discrimination. These inhumane dysfunctions not only exacerbate the crisis, but reflect the precise inverse of what is needed if humanity is to emerge from this crisis with thriving colors. Humanistic Management offers a proven model Read more [...]

IHMA Manifesto Planetary health is fundamental

Planetary health is fundamental for protecting the wellbeing of all. Planetary health from an IHMA perspective puts dignity and wellbeing in relation to our natural systems we are embedded in and considers sustainable and meaningful livelihoods in which people can thrive. This includes global perspectives but also relates to local communities and neighbourhoods. 

IHMA Manifesto – Profit is put in service to the common good

Businesses must balance profits WITH human welfare. One doesn’t come at the expense of the other, rather, they are intimately connected with each other as well as to global environmental health. Instead of judging “good” solely based on profits, “good” should be judged by how businesses impact society.