Sonny Coloma For an organization to prosper and grow, every individual member must participate and contribute in concerted efforts to achieve shared goals and objectives. Corporate governance, while led by the chief executive, may succeed only if every individual’s talents are tapped to the fullest. A personal governance ethos is the foundation of good governance in an organization. Plato espoused the philosophy of “self-care as a precondition for moderation in exercising power over others.” In the Christian perspective, love of self is considered as being as important as love for one’s neighbors. It is practiced within the context of loving God with all of one’s strength and will.