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Fewer Fires I think the first tangible benefit is you have fewer fires to put out. Often, we spend much of our executive time putting out fires. Working issues between those silos that got "mucked up" because we don't have a well-oiled process or …
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Chad - Like the title of your book, [Re]Create the Organization You Really Want, I see a key benefit is making the organization you want to work in, and everyone else wants to work in. WIIFM John - That's the "what's in it really for me," or …
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CHAD - I know you’ve listened to the podcast some, you know I love innovation quotes, so I asked you to bring one too. What’s the quote you have for us? JOHN - So I had to bring a different one this time, and I thought the one that fit what we …
A Study of Baldrige Award Recipients Abstract Workplace spirituality and spiritual leadership issues have received increased attention in the organizational sciences. The implications of workplace spirituality for leadership theory, research, …
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Download Workbook | Download Worksheets "Never Delegate Understanding" - Charles Eames Have you ever been surprised by the announcement of a new organizational policy? Have you ever thought, “What were they thinking?” What did you say to …
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Download Workbook | Download Worksheets Who has a stake in how your organization operates and the products and services it produces? In this lesson, you will apply the key stakeholder value concepts to your organization. You will first identify …
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Do you talk about management like other people talk about sports? If you do, you might be a management geek. I am intrigued by organizations and the transformation process - systems, culture, and individuals. One of my favorite books is The Pleasure …
While Dr. W. Edwards Deming, and others, have estimated that the organizational system is responsible for a large percentage of problems and performance in organizations (70-85%), it is not at all clear how he (or the others) came to this conclusion …
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Understanding the Organization System Using a system to understand and lead an organization is not new; it is at least 2,500 years old. According to Mo-Tze (a.k.a. Miscius), a Chinese philosopher around 500 B.C.E. Whoever pursues a business in this …
It seems obvious that our organizations, and the environments that they operate in, are complex and dynamic. Yet, there appears to be an insatiable appetite for simple answers. Unfortunately, many to most simplistic solutions don’t work. As Dr. W. …
