What impact has Network Theory had upon the way we implement the Decalogue Management Methodology, based on Deming and the Theory of Constraints? The Physics of Management We were recently asked what we now do differently since the Decalogue methodology has become informed by a new area of science called Network […]
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Fear-free Career Paths in the Project-Based Network Organization
If there is no traditional hierarchy, how can your career progress? Digital cowboys, the new generation of talent described in Pekka Viljakainen’s book ‘No Fear’ , reject the form and values of the traditional organization. We continue our series in response to Pekka’s invitation to outline how we at Intelligent Management would tackle driving out […]
Network of Networks: Avoiding Catastrophe Through a Systemic Vision of Enterprises
We’re back for 2012, kicking off with a look at the ‘too big to fail’ fallacy from a scientific point of view this week. We’ll be following this up with a series on why people find it so hard to change, and a response to ‘No Fear’ author Pekka A. Vilijakainen and his invitation to […]
Understanding The Theory of Constraints from Books
Thousands of views on LinkedIn On 31st March this year, as it was the birthday of Dr. Goldratt who developed the Theory of Constraints, we posted a photo of him and a short message: Today is Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt’s birthday. We spent the morning surfacing assumptions that we can challenge in order to create a […]
The Prerequisite for Project Success: Critical Chain
Today’s post is by Dr. Giovanni Siepe. Every ground breaking solution that is part of the Theory of Constraints springs from challenging limiting assumptions of the situation at hand. It is exactly the same for the Critical Chain algorithm for project management. In the late 1990s, Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt brilliantly tackled a foundational limiting belief […]
The Critical Chain Method for Project Management: The Best Kept Secret
In his 1997 novel called ‘Critical Chain’, Dr. Goldratt tackled head on the thorny and complex issue of project management. It was soon adopted by organizations including Procter & Gamble, NASA, and Texas Instruments.
Navigating Our Beliefs to Make Good Decisions
Today’s blog post is by Dr. Giovanni Siepe Galileo’s Legacy: Modern Science “I believe in Humanity, which means to say I believe in human reason.” This powerful quote from Berthold Brecht’s play ‘Life of Galileo’ deserves some consideration. I agree with Galileo, of course, in his determination to believe in reason and his unshakable faith […]
Business, Emotion and the Human Constraint
It’s been a while since our last post. We’ve been concentrating our writing efforts elsewhere and we are very happy to announce that ‘The Human Constraint’ that started out as an online project, downloaded in 43 countries around the world, will be published this year by a major publishing house, Taylor & Francis (Routledge). Here, […]
Every End is a Beginning
As we come closer to the end of 2023, some may be tempted to think we are coming to the end of much more than a calendar year. The “unthinkable” in many areas of our lives, social, political and economic, has become increasingly our reality. Never as much as today has it become urgent to […]
A New Book From Us – Who Needs It?
Our new book is finally available See: ‘From Silos to Network: A New Kind of Science for Management’ published by Springer This post was written by the Founder of Intelligent Management, Dr. Domenico Lepore Was this book really needed? Let me tell you: writing a book is complicated. It is emotionally burdensome, extremely time consuming and […]