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This video is an excerpt from the Business 901 Podcast I did with host Joe Dager in 2016. In this video, we discuss some of the challenges associated with systems thinking, along with some thoughts on the potential of Big Data. We begin this …
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In this 2016 Business 901 podcast segment, we discuss the need for all 14 steps in the Path to Sustainable Excellence, the need for personal change, and setting an example. Here are a few additional thoughts and comments on the three main points in …
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This article is the third video excerpt from my 2016 interview with the Business 901 podcast and Joe Dager. In this segment, we cover key organizational learning and innovation issues. Ideally, organizational learning and innovation are complementary …
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Organizations tend to remain static unless there is a force greater than the inertia of the status quo. There are two basic types of force that can be applied to an organization. The first type is the “pushing” force from dissatisfaction with the …
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In 2016 had the honor of being a guest on the Business 901 podcast with Joe Dager. Joe and I discussed various topics related to organization design and leading the journey to sustainable excellence. As we recorded the podcast, Joe also captured the …
Leaders today face increasing demands from a variety of stakeholders. The challenge is to figure out a way to create value for all the key stakeholders without taking from one to serve another. Pressures from stakeholders combined with increasing …
When many people hear the words “design” and “designer,” they often think of fashion, interior design, or the design of everyday items such as glasses, saltshakers, and so forth. However, everything that is not created by nature is designed by humans …
Like architects of buildings, organization architects must leverage what we know (the science) of organizations and systems with what is possible and not yet imagined (the art) to develop solutions that address many constraints and the needs of …
Leading the journey to create sustainable value for multiple stakeholders requires the flexible combination of leveraging the forces and facilitators of change with leadership activities and behaviors, organizational culture, and individual leader …
Successful Organizations Organizations that have taken a systems approach to create value for multiple stakeholders have demonstrated improving results across a comprehensive scorecard. Comprehensive means a scorecard that includes measures for all …
