{"id":83200,"date":"2023-09-07T07:22:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T11:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isarta.com\/news\/?p=83200"},"modified":"2023-10-04T23:39:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T03:39:57","slug":"the-power-of-ritual-in-an-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isarta.com\/news\/the-power-of-ritual-in-an-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"The power of ritual in an organization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Makeba Chamry and Edouard Malbois have co-written a small manual on rituals<\/a>. A reminder of the extent to which rituals can improve the life of an organization. Summary.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Symbolism to change corporate life. Rituals are generally familiar from societal or anthropological studies. Rituals, however, are also very useful in a professional context. In any case, this is what Edouard Malbois and Maleka Chamry try to demonstrate in their book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chamry knows what she’s talking about: in 2019, she founded the Bureau des rituels, the first French agency for corporate ritual design. “Rituals are symbolic acts that mark life’s transitions. In an increasingly disembodied professional context, disrupted by remote work, these special moments have the power to restore meaning to the collective,” the introduction states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Living with Uncertainty<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Generally, when we mention a ritual in a company, we’re actually talking about… a routine! It’s not a disaster, but it overlooks the fact that a routine has a mechanical dimension, while a ritual, with its symbolic nature, is a lived act, “there’s intention and attention.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the authors, rituals teach us one crucial thing: living with uncertainty. Among the seven essential functions of rituals mentioned, we can note:<\/p>\n\n\n\n