The evolution of the organizations – Part 2
The second major stage of organization model started to emerge around the middle of the 20th century. It was heralded by the work of the humanist psychologist like Carl Rogers, Abraham Maslow and applied to organization life by people like McGregor and Herzberg.
This movement, if one wants to call it that, added another component to [...]
The evolution of organizations – Part 1
Organizations have gone through two major evolutionary transitions over the last 100 years. The first was the foundation of the modern organization around the turn of the 20th century.
This was the time of Henry Ford and the mass production. It saw the emergence of Frederick Taylor and the scientific method of management. It viewed the [...]
Improving Your Company’s Velocity - Practice, Practice, Practice
Not only is it a way to get to Carnegie Hall, but focused, repeated practice of your firm’s best business processes is one of the ways to improve your overall velocity. In sports, it’s called establishing “muscle memory” by the repeated execution of a golf or tennis swing (for example), first working on the [...]
Another Lesson From The Super Bowl?
OK, full disclosure requires me to admit that I’m a diehard and longtime NY Giants fan. Please don’t take the following to be Monday Morning Quarterbacking…
Earlier in the week preceding the Super Bowl, I heard a TV commentator mention that Tom Brady appreciated that his coach, Bill Belichick, took on the responsibility of “dressing [...]
The challenge of silos
Everyone who has ever worked in an organization knows the challenge of silos. That is the condition when organizations operate form the perspective of their own functional unit, without seemingly little regard for the needs of other organizational units.
There is almost always an issue of “silo mentality” as one of the key issues an organization [...]
Is Spiritual Intelligence (SQ) the next evolution - Part 2
Why should I care about Spiritual Intelligence, especially in business? The simple answer is because it will increase velocity.
The number one requirement for every organization is to achieve the desired results; the bottom line is the bottom line. And the faster an organization can move through its process the greater will be its return. [...]
Is Spiritual Intelligence (SQ) the next evolution? - Part 1
Hi all, I am back from my week long spiritual retreat and a week of catching up for being gone for a week.
This morning I picked up a book that has been sitting around for over 6 months and I was really blown away. It is called Spiritual Capital by Danah Zohar and Ian Marshal. [...]
What is “knowing”?
At a recent Quantum Leaders staff meeting, Norman broached the issue of “knowing”, that is the instances where a person appears to have an insight as to a situation, often what will happen in the future, that she cannot ascribe to particular information - e.g. she “just knows” something will happen or is the case.
We [...]
The Importance of Being Earnest
The subject of authenticity appears to be a real hot topic these days - both in the political arena and in the realm of business.
We appear to long for authenticity in all our major relationships and public/private interactions, and there is a growing understanding within the business community that our constituencies want us to be [...]
The Importance of Execution: IBM’s Innovation Man Commercial
Have you seen IBM’s “Innovation Man” commercial? I think it’s a real hoot and for those of you who haven’t seen it, I’ll try to capture it’s essence…
Scene: Outside an office building, female business professional walking away from building towards an inbound middle-aged, rather paunchy guy in a superhero outfit with a large “I” across [...]