During a project, how many times do stakeholders really acknowledge and respect each other? How many times there is this sense of recognition and respect of the person, and of awareness of his/her “ancestors”. In the rush of the project times, very often we place little importance on the context a certain person comes from, only to be seen as a resource and at best a project role.
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Ubuntu is a philosophy, a social system, a set of values, rules and behaviours that allowed people and tribes in the southern parts of Africa to survive through famine, harsh conditions and hostile governments for centuries. It is not a religion, neither a set of codified norms. It is more a collection of cultural and ethical heritage, habits, behaviours and beliefs. In project management speech we would probably call it “best practices”.
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