March Madness, or How the Final Four Made Me Think About Systems Thinking
Disclaimer: I know very little about sports like basketball and baseball, and I am likely to show more about what I don’t know than what I do know. But here goes. Recently I was watching my favorite...
View ArticleWhat Spiders Can Teach Us About Building a Great Team
I know, you’re thinking, “But spiders are solitary creatures. What can they teach us about building a great team?” About 15 years ago I rented an 18-foot truck, my sister and I loaded it up with the...
View ArticleBobby Fischer Teaches Systems Thinking
Yes, Systems Thinking. Disguised as chess. One of the great challenges that faces small business people – and big business people – is tunnel vision. Ever wondered how it can be dangerous, and how you...
View ArticleJazz Requires Systems Thinking – and Living at the Edge of Chaos
The other day I was talking to a friend who loves jazz, and it got me thinking. One of the many things we touched on is how, unlike classical music, which is played pretty much as written on the page,...
View ArticleStop Making Sense
Have you ever been stymied by logic that you know must be flawed but it successfully keeps the status quo in place? By getting to the hidden beliefs behind that logic, we can begin to make a...
View ArticleThree Business Terms I Promise Not to Use
Call me a heretic, especially considering my line of work, but I’m about to share three terms that make my eyes roll back in my head: Mission Critical Critical Success Factors Key Performance...
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