An organisation is much more than the sum of its people. It can be compared to the human body. Within this organism, millions of cells, diverse in form and function, play their part in maintaining a healthy system. The principle that governs the functioning of the body is cooperation. Its various parts do not compete for resources; rather, each cell, from its inception, is linked to a continuous process of giving and receiving.
The other dimension is the environment within which organisations operate. As things change both within and outside the organisation, the ability to respond to that change becomes a necessary feature of a thriving organisation. I refer to this as Agility.
"It is not the strongest of the species that survives,
nor the most intelligent that survives.
It is the one that is most adaptable to change."
(attributed Charles Darwin, mistakenly, it seems)