Usually a business begins with an idea: An idea to deliver a product and/or service that meet the needs of people is the seed of a business enterprise. As needs are satisfactorily met a share of market is realized along with it revenue with profit. Share of market, revenue and profit are the material means [...]
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A Means to Ends Sleight of Hand
Posted in Leadership, Progress, Quality, tagged Decision-making, Leadership, management, Progress, Quality on February 24, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Superficiality Won’t Suffice
Posted in Leadership, Progress, Systems Thinking, tagged human spirit, Leadership, management, organizational design, partnership, relationships, Systems Thinking on February 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
How leaders—management in authority—respond to the question, what is the business of business, will likely pre-figure how they design and manage their organization. If those in authority believe the business of business is profit then they will very likely organize and manage as if the world is their oyster. According to this system of thought, [...]
Hidden Lessons in Leadership
Posted in Leadership, partnership, Systems Thinking, tagged Critical Thinking, human spirit, Leadership, management, relationships, Systems Thinking on February 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Since examples can illustrate successful action, many aspiring leaders often search for them to direct (their) action. And just as often those copying these examples fail. Why? Because they really don’t know what to copy! There is rarely ever any critical thinking about the examples, so there is nothing learned from them. In other words, [...]
Mind Before Money
Posted in Problem Solving, Quality, Statistical Thinking, Systems Thinking, tagged Complexity, Critical Thinking, Decision-making, Leadership, management, Problem Solving, Progress, Quality, Statistical Thinking, Systems Thinking on February 3, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Often those in authority within an organization—frequently referred to as ‘the leadership’—use the thing they believe is valued by most as a way of resolving a complex problem. That is, they throw money at it! While it does cost money to solve problems—energy is often expended—this does not mean that everything can be solved with [...]
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