Why do we work? Work has almost completely changed its shape in the last 40-50 years, and the aim that work is designed to accomplish should change accordingly. Work can no longer simply be the organization of many elements to achieve a profit for a tiny minority. People today have different expectations and a different […]
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The Physics of Management: Network Theory and Us
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 […]
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 […]
The Human Constraint
The paradoxical nature of a constraint is that it constrains or limits us, but we can use that very limitation to unleash potential we would not otherwise access. The Human Constraint is a business novel with supplementary material for business leaders. It is inspired by dozens of implementations of the Decalogue methodology in Europe and North […]
Exponential Thinking for Exponential Growth
PWC’s Annual Global CEO Survey recommends Exponential Thinking because we are in an “exponential world”. This is true, but in ways that PWC fails to identify. We are accustomed to think in a linear way. For millennia, this thinking was appropriate. It led to thinking of organizations as a sum of various parts where control […]
Why Physics Matters for Managing Organizations Systemically
Our Founder, Dr. Domenico Lepore was educated as a physicist and is an innovator in managing organizations systemically. He was invited by Rob Park to a conversation with the Profound book club. Rob mentioned that he first heard about Domenico’s book ‘Deming & Goldratt: The Decalogue’ when Domenico was interviewed in John Willis’s Profound Podcast. […]
Addressing the Cognitive Human Constraint in Organizations
The paradoxical nature of a constraint is that it constrains or limits us, but we can use that very limitation to unleash potential we would otherwise not access.
Obstacles, Ambition and Getting to the Goal
What is an obstacle? Something that is in the way and prevents us from going forward in a direction we have chosen. If obstacles are something negative, then we can quickly become discouraged. They may even become an excuse for not even trying.What if we flip the script? What if, instead of letting obstacles block […]
The Theory of Constraints: Why Words Matter so Much
This post about the Theory of Constraints is by Dr. Giovanni Siepe who was educated as a physicist. The Theory of Constraints can be defined in several ways. We might call it a Theory of Flow, or a Finite Resource Management Theory, or a Synchronization Theory. These definitions are all correct. However, if we want […]
