The org chart When you join a new business the people in H.R. will give you something like this: As good corporate citizens we all seize this as one of the most important pieces of paper we will be given. It tells us how the concern works. It is critical information, it tells us how […]
Information Overload
The world has changed When I was 15 it was hard to share information: There were three TV channels to watch, and my parents wouldn’t let me look at one of them. When I did my homework I had to go to the library to find the single book on [insert subject of choice]. I […]
For “Game Changing” Performance, Change the Game
Game changing Everybody is hell-bent on moving quicker, faster and harder. Everybody wants “game changing” levels of performance improvement. Managers, executives and shareholders demand it… So if you want “game changing”, what are your options? Three parts to an organisation The systems thinkers categorise organisations into three elements: The components. The team-members and functions, the […]
Management Heresy
Heresy — noun (ˈhɛrəsɪ ) An opinion or doctrine contrary to the beliefs of an organisation The act of maintaining such an opinion or doctrine An interesting word And an interesting activity. I often wonder about heretics. Are they a bunch of loony tunes who can’t see how wrong they are? Or are they perfectly […]
Was My M.B.A. A Waste of Time?
Collaboration For my sins I have an M.B.A. I am a child of the ’70’s. By the time I hit the ’90’s an M.B.A. was the qualification to have if you were intent on pursuing a corporate career. The course taught me all about the parts of big business. I learnt about: Finance and accounting […]
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