If the emergence of the notion of individual in the Western intellectual landscape and its dissemination in mentalities was an undeniable factor of emancipation during the modern time, the today excesses of the development of individualism invite us to think beyond it. Societies and corporate entities that compose them cannot be reduced to aggregates of individuals and relations between men are not confined to their contractual dimension. Considering human relations this way could lead to a new form of barbarism that overshadows the recognition of otherness in the construction of our various identities. One possible way to avoid this risk of dehumanization is to revisit the notion of person and to emphasize its social dimension and its ability to give meaning to our lives. This pathway could lead to renew managerial practices and the ways in which human relationships are built in the workplace. This would help to develop or to experiment, not an ethic of management, but a truly ethical management, that is to say, a way of working and leading people while respecting their singularity and taking into account their vulnerability.
