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Pseudoscientific Management

28 July, 2017 by James Lawther 4 Comments

Pseudoscience

Pseudoscience answers everything
Pseudoscience hates being challenged
Pseudoscience rejects new ideas
Pseudoscience cannot fail
Pseudoscience is static

Science

Science questions everything
Science thrives on being challenged
Science opens up to new ideas
Science is designed to fail
Science changes

Pseudoscience or Science?

Opinions or observations?
Dogma or debate?
Convinced or sceptical?
Performance Management or Test and Learn?
Static or changing?

What does your organisation believe in?

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James Lawther
James Lawther

James Lawther is a middle-aged, middle manager.

To reach this highly elevated position he has worked in numerous industries, from supermarket retailing to tax collecting.  He has had several operational roles, including running the night shift in a frozen pea packing factory and carrying out operational research for a credit card company.

As you can see from his C.V. he has either a wealth of experience or is incapable of holding down a job.  If the latter is true this post isn’t worth a minute of your attention.

Unfortunately, the only way to find out is to read it and decide for yourself.

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Comments

  1. Adrian Swinscoe says

    30 July, 2017 at 5:02 pm

    Hi James, love your post but it made me wonder if it pseudoscience vs science was everything and I wondered where creativity or art fits into the picture?
    Adrian

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  2. James Lawther says

    7 August, 2017 at 6:42 pm

    An interesting thought Adrian…

    Maybe they are two separate dimensions?

    Art — Science
    Pseudoscience — Science

    Can you have pseudo scientific art?

    Reply
    • Adrian Swinscoe says

      8 August, 2017 at 9:00 am

      Good question.

      Wonder where music generated by AI would fit/be described? Pseudo or real? Art or Science?

      Reply
      • James Lawther says

        21 August, 2017 at 5:45 pm

        The stuff I have heard to date has been pretty dreadful :)

        Reply

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