Pieces/Parts
Wherever you are at when reading this, your car is likely in the vicinity. I’m obviously playing the odds; most …
Tag Archives: Systems Thinking
Puppy Perspective
It must be noon; my dogs just relocated to the living room. They’ve taken their positions on the arm of …
Obeying: Murky Middle Ground
… even if you obey, what is your responsibility to actively support? You can undermine a decision or initiative more …
Disobeying
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones …
Learning from Blurring
I went to the eye doctor recently; it was time to get new glasses. One of the tests, new this …
The Airplane Needs a Pilot
I received some off-line feedback recently on a previous post. The feedback was prompted by my Fighting the Physics post …
Fighting the Physics
“Grab a piece of paper. Make your best paper airplane.” And the management workshop immediately takes off! “Okay, let ’em …
Dead On Arousal
“Have we lost our passion for service? When did people become complacent? We’re misfiring on the fundamentals . . . …
Sprinkling the Pixie Dust
I was very new to the company. I was in a meeting with the regional vice president and the regional …
Management by Walking Around…in a Loop
A CEO who had begun to practice his own form of “management-by-walking-around” learned from his employees that the company inhibited …
