Abstract:
What follows is a record of a discussion between Carl Rhodes of the University of Technology, Sydney
and Damian Byers, currently the Organization Development Manager with AstraZeneca Australia. The
pre-text for this discussion was Damian's relatively unique professional background; while he has had a
successful career in management, Damian has also worked extensively as a professional philosopher
culminating in his recent book Intentionality and Transcendence: Closure and Openness in Husserl's
Phenomenology. The text begins with a brief discussion of Damian's professional background and then
moves on to consider the relationship between philosophy and management in terms of his own practice.
The theme that runs through the discussion is that of ethics, leadership and human resource management
in relation to the personal identity of people at work. This leads to a beginning explication of the practical
implications of what it might mean to consider the notion of a 'just organization' in terms of identity.
