This website or its third-party tools use cookies which are necessary to its functioning and required to improve your experience. By clicking the consent button, you agree to allow the site to use, collect and/or store cookies.
Please click the consent button to view this website.
I accept
Deny cookies Go Back

Intelligent Management

Deming and Theory of Constraints for CEOs and Executive Teams for the Age of Complexity. Ess3ntial Critical Chain Project Management

  • THE DECALOGUE METHOD
    • The Problem for Every Business
    • The Systemic Solution
    • synchronize competencies
    • How It Works
    • business insight and foresight through systemic cause and effect reasoning
    • Our Education Modules for Systemic Management
  • about us
    • Dr. Domenico Lepore
    • the founders
    • Intelligent Management Success Stories
    • Our Books
    • Clients
    • Expanding Spiral of Positive Systemic Results with Intelligent Management
  • blog & books
    • Blog Theory of Constraints and Deming
    • Our publications
  • ITALIA
  • Contact
You are here: Home / Systems Thinking / Transforming Fear and Disaster with Brilliant Business

Jan 08 2020

Transforming Fear and Disaster with Brilliant Business

As a new year begins, reasons for fear and uncertainty are multiplying: the devastating effects of the climate crisis, threats of military action, accelerating polarization and blatant incompetence in prominent leaders in various countries. These are all symptoms of a world that is struggling to adapt to increasing complexity and interdependence.

Far from being an excuse to give up, the threats to people’s livelihoods, health and even survival must be the catalysts for achieving more in the direction of prosperity and unity. What else are we here for?

Brilliant business

So what can people do to increase prosperity and unity in their businesses and jobs?  We can look at the areas that are under our direct influence. What can we control or influence? We don’t have to solve all the world’s problems but we can do something about where we are right now. The areas where we have influence are precisely the areas where we can work on nothing less than transformation. Improvement is no longer good enough. Business can lead the way in transformation. It can be brilliant by giving people the space to use their intelligence and nurture their systemic thinking abilities to not just solve problems but pre-empt them. It can be brilliant by shining a light through continuous innovation that improves the quality of people’s lives instead of reducing their opportunities.

Adopting the mindset

For too long, business has been associated with greed and a “winner takes all’ attitude, bolstered by expensive litigation. This is clearly counter-productive when every human activity aimed at producing a result requires collaboration. We also know now that this is very healthy in evolutionary terms: collaboration is more effective than competition. The very success of our species depends on it. However, collaboration to achieve win-win outcomes requires an appropriate mindset. How can people “achieve” it?

The transformational power of the Theory of Constraints

Millions of people around the world have read the business novel ‘The Goal’ by Dr. Eli Goldratt who developed theTheory of Constraints. (TOC). This is good in that it spread the word about TOC. However, knowledge of this book alone (and not other books by Goldratt) has led people to believe that this approach is simply about optimization in a production plant. That is just one piece of the picture. The Theory of Constraints was designed to improve performance in a way that has infinite applications. It stems from a mindset where it is our job to continuously work on improving the world, and the reason why we have that job is because all of us have the innate ability to do it.

Unity as our purpose

The Theory of Constraints is based on a fundamental concept of unity where divisiveness is an artificial barrier. These would just be nice words without a practical means to achieve unity, first in our thinking and then through practical implementation. This is the goal that Dr. Goldratt set himself when he took time out to develop the Thinking Processes. Divisiveness leads to conflict, but as Goldratt has taught us, conflict is simply the inability to challenge certain assumptions (mental models) that create the conflict in the first place. By using the Thinking Processes, we can take the symptoms of fragmentation in our current reality and transform them into a win-win, transformational solution. All this is possible as long as we are willing to step back and question the assumptions we make.

Not only does challenging our assumptions allow us to create more unity, it is an established method for continuous innovation. In our own experience at Intelligent Management, we have participated in the use of the Thinking Processes to achieve a remarkable range of results, from healing family differences (something that is crucial in family-owned businesses) to achieving award-winning innovations through to transforming sectors.

Do people want transformation?

Transformation is hard work. It requires individuals to take on the responsibility of their own lives and it requires leaders who are willing to allow real empowerment to happen and the ability to cope with empowered staff. However, the alternative to real transformation that is founded on transparency, continuous improvement  and empowerment is an organization that chooses to be artificially constrained by its weaknesses.

The choice to be brilliant and whole

Today, businesses can be brilliant not simply by making money and providing jobs. They have a choice: they can recognize that they are part of a much bigger picture and act as a whole system instead of a collection of fragmented parts. Helping organizations to operate as whole systems has been our focus for over 20 years. It is not simply an ethical choice, it makes business sense. Here are just some of the benefits of operating as a Whole System:

  • Unifies previously disconnected efforts
  • Creates ability to focus on the very few elements that determine the performance of the system
  • Improves Quality
  • Accelerates flow of throughput
  • Increases engagement and satisfaction of staff
  • Synchronizes delivery with market demand
  • Improves processes and eliminates redundancies
  • Avoids accumulation of WIP
  • Shortens lead time
  • Enables digital transformation

Connecting the dots and the fragments

We cannot eliminate fear from our lives. It is a necessary element of our existence. But we also have another, equally important need we must satisfy and that is our vision for a better future.  So here’s a vision for the year ahead: what if the real purpose of business is to reconnect all the fragments? What if we had the confidence to carry out business knowing that  we create sustainable prosperity when we are honest and upright and consider all stakeholders and support good causes? Wouldn’t that be brilliant?

SCHEDULE AN INTRODUCTORY CALL WITH US ‘

DR. DOMENICO LEPORE’S NEW BOOK AVAILABLE NOW!
Leaders and managers are facing unprecedented change in the Digital Age. To compete they must shift to a systemic mindset and way of conducting operations. We work alongside CEOs and Executive Teams to support the shift towards more effective, systemic strategy and operations. Our books include ‘Deming and Goldratt: The Decalogue‘, ‘Sechel: Logic, Language and Tools to Manage Any Organization as a Network’, ‘The Human Constraint‘, ‘Quality, Involvement and Flow: The Systemic Organization’ , and now ‘Moving the Chains: An Operational Solution to Embrace Complexity in the Digital Age‘ .We support our international clients through education, training and the Ess3ntial multi-project software using Critical Chain to schedule competencies and unlock the potential of human resources. Based on our proprietary Decalogue methodology.

Written by angela montgomery · Categorized: Systems Thinking, systems view of the world, Theory of Constraints · Tagged: brilliant business, fear, ttheory of constraints, unity

Search Form

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Sign Up For Our Systems View Blog!

Search Form

Recent Posts

  • Companies that Challenge their Limiting Beliefs Can Thrive April 23, 2025
  • A Method for Breakthroughs: The Theory of Constraints March 31, 2025
  • The Biggest Bottleneck that Blindsides Business: Management March 14, 2025
  • Revealing the inner nature of any organization to create a leap in performance February 14, 2025
  • Dealing with Uncertainty in 2025 January 13, 2025
  • Exponential Thinking for Exponential Growth December 1, 2024
  • Why Physics Matters for Managing Organizations Systemically November 17, 2024
  • Addressing the Cognitive Human Constraint in Organizations October 27, 2024
  • Obstacles, Ambition and Getting to the Goal October 10, 2024
  • The Theory of Constraints: Why Words Matter so Much September 27, 2024
  • Can a Systems Approach Prevent Greed? September 12, 2024
  • The Human Constraint that Frees Us August 30, 2024
  • Optimize Your Company for the Digital Age August 22, 2024
  • Beyond Teams: Build a Systemic Organization August 15, 2024
  • A New Generation of Entrepreneurs and Leaders Facing Unprecedented Challenges July 11, 2024

Social Icons

  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • Vimeo

Archives

  • April 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • January 2025
  • December 2024
  • November 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • August 2024
  • July 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • April 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • December 2023
  • November 2023
  • October 2023
  • August 2023
  • July 2023
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
  • October 2012
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
  • July 2012
  • June 2012
  • May 2012
  • April 2012
  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • January 2012
  • December 2011
  • November 2011
  • October 2011
  • September 2011

Recent Posts

  • Companies that Challenge their Limiting Beliefs Can Thrive April 23, 2025
  • A Method for Breakthroughs: The Theory of Constraints March 31, 2025
  • The Biggest Bottleneck that Blindsides Business: Management March 14, 2025
  • Revealing the inner nature of any organization to create a leap in performance February 14, 2025
  • Dealing with Uncertainty in 2025 January 13, 2025

Our Blog

  • Companies that Challenge their Limiting Beliefs Can Thrive
  • A Method for Breakthroughs: The Theory of Constraints
  • The Biggest Bottleneck that Blindsides Business: Management
  • Revealing the inner nature of any organization to create a leap in performance
  • Dealing with Uncertainty in 2025

Recent Posts

  • Companies that Challenge their Limiting Beliefs Can Thrive April 23, 2025
  • A Method for Breakthroughs: The Theory of Constraints March 31, 2025
  • The Biggest Bottleneck that Blindsides Business: Management March 14, 2025
  • Revealing the inner nature of any organization to create a leap in performance February 14, 2025
  • Dealing with Uncertainty in 2025 January 13, 2025

Connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter

  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter

Sign Up For Our Systems View Blog!

Search Form

  • Home
  • Blog Theory of Constraints and Deming
  • Library
  • How to adopt systemic organization management
  • Knowledge Base for ‘The Human Constraint’
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Intelligent Management Inc. Canada

Privacy Policy