Let's talk about responsibility

I know that in my country CSR - corporate social responsibility is becoming a fashion to talk about, but not a fashion to actually do something. Now, I don't mean that nobody is doing anything, but I'm talking more about the trend.

Today we had a conference on this topic and there were some remarkable speeches made. The thing that got me thinking most was that we are NOT SURE IF CSR ACTUALLY WORKS, we just hope it does... That was a stricking idea for me as I somehow assumed that CSR is the best and guaranteed way to success. It turns out it isn't...

But then I still believe that these actions, ideals and ideas have to come from somebody's inner feeling. And what I am afraid of is that people are becoming more and more irresponsible. Egzample, one person said that in AIESEC when you become a team leader you grow up as fast as you would if you or your girlfriend had a baby. And the reason behind that being that you become responsible for another person, in AIESEC's terms - for a team of newies, so even more than one person. I really like this comparison, but what worries me that I don't see this tendency in Lithuania. Of course, there are some great team leaders, but most people just go with flow and (sorry it sounds hard) do not succeed and do not grow up. Now I start to believe that the reason for that is - LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY.

These thoughts make me uneasy. We MUST be more responsible with our actions, words and PROMISES.