Complex Ideas For A Competent You
This article explores the ideologies of the three "prescriptive" strategy-making schools: Design, Planning, and Positioning. The Design School emphasizes matching internal capabilities with external possibilities, led by the CEO. The Planning School formalizes strategy-making through detailed plans, while the Positioning School promotes a limited set of generic market strategies. Each school has critiques and limitations.
"Strategy Safari" is a "War and Peace" of the Management literature. Everyone says you should read it to acquire good taste for competent thought and get wiser but when you have time to read it, you are too young to understand it, and when you are finally old enough to understand it, you don't have… Continue reading Introducing “Strategy Safari”: Are You Sure Strategy Is What You Think It Is?
“With a controlling personality [Edwina] was unsuited to a recent promotion, which put her in a leadership position. While new to the role and learning the ropes she made many mistakes. Those around her experienced her as manipulative and bullying and began to react defensively. In turn, Edwina herself experienced their reactions as offensive and… Continue reading Concluding “Authentic”: Heal The Space Around You
Taking a sharp turn from the philosophical conclusion of "Management of the Absurd" , here is a short and sweet review / summary of the book’s key ideas.
Have you ever experienced an act of leadership that you would compare to a sunset or beautiful symphony? Towards the end of his "Management of the Absurd", Richard Farson approaches the topic of leadership in an unexpectedly poetic way: “Management and leadership are high arts. When they are working well, they compare favorably to the other great aesthetic moments of our lives, to symphonies and sunsets”. I long thought of a good example and I think I got one (captured in this article). Do you?
Knowledge In Action 