03.06.06 The 5th Organisational Consequence of Corruption
5. National and Organisational Destruction
Corruption can easily ruin a strong and prospering organisation or nation, irrespective of how long it took for that entity to be built. Proverbs 29:4 says (CEV): An honest ruler makes the nation strong; a ruler who takes bribes will bring it to ruin
For example, in an organisation, a few highly-placed fraudulent managers may be unearthed, pushing the board to close an entire department, thence rendering some innocent, honest and ethical employees jobless. However, it could be that by the time a decision is made to reopen the department, most of the talented employees may have found other jobs elsewhere; which could cause the performance of that organisation to stagger. Likewise, an unethical work environment can cause professionals to migrate to other organisations or countries, as any performer in his or her right mind would prefer to unleash his or her talent in an enabling environment. However, that so-called ‘brain drain’ dilutes the performance of an organisation or nation, as asserted in the verse we just read. By the way, did you know that the higher the level of the fraudulent person in the hierarchy, the greater the spread of the vice within that entity? In fact, 80% of the corruption on the frontline could be caused by the top 20% of the organisation, given that it is common for fraudulent bosses to continue providing a safe haven for corrupt supervisees who collect ‘dirty money’ on behalf of those bosses. Notice that in Micah 3:11-12, a nation, a city and the environment were about to be destroyed because of corrupt leaders who thought that God was oblivious of their fraudulent behaviors. That scripture reads (NKJV):11Her heads judge for a bribe…. Yet they lean on the Lord, and say, “Is not the Lord among us? No harm can come upon us.” 12Therefore because of youZion shall be plowed like a field, Jerusalem shallbecome heaps of ruins, And the mountain of the templelike the bare hills of the forest.