In the relationship era of business, networked structure rules
In the heyday of the industrial era, business jargon had a mechanical ring to it. A flourishing organization was a “well-oiled machine,” and terms…
Optimizing Each Part of a Firm Doesn’t Optimize the Whole Firm
Yet look a little closer and it becomes clear that the real problem wasn’t callousness, but mismanagement. The defect in the ignition system was, in…
Holacracy at Zappos: It’s either the future of management or a social experiment gone awry
“The hardest part is operating in two worlds right now,” says Hsieh, who currently sits in 16 circles and holds a few dozen roles including lead link…
The Key to Change Is Middle Management
At the inaugural meeting of a change transformation effort under way at a hospital in San Jose, California, nurse Michelle delaCalle faced a room…
Decluttering the company
The Economist - Businesses must fight a relentless battle against bureaucracy
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A few weeks ago I was talking to a potential client, CEO, about his concerns that his business was not keeping up with changes in his market-space. I…