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The Dangers of Systems Illiteracy
This recent article makes a good point that we need to be reminded that our global activity and the related science and technology is all connected. In the early days of deep thinking, most thinkers were simply called “philosophers” or some variation of the term. Today, complex thought has been broken upon into countless disciplines… Read more
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An Historic Look at the Stock Market
The latest news in the stock market is tough to swallow, but hardly new to most folks who follow such things. I wanted to get a better historical perspective, so I pulled up a table of the S&P 500 Index, a highly watched measure of a diverse range of stocks, along with the historical Consumer… Read more
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Baldrige for Project Managers
Think the Baldrige Excellence Framework only applies to organizations? Think again. We’re not all CEOs, but all project or team leaders can benefit from the wisdom of the framework. Read more
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Fusion, fission, or something else?
Great discussion of transformative organizational strategies. https://www.kmworld.com/Articles/Columns/The-Future-of-the-Future/Fusion-fission-or-something-else-151619.aspx Read more
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The Progressive Roots of Management Science – MIT Sloan Management Review
It’s back to the future on management best practices. The previous practices were not sustainable, so it’s good we recognizing CSR and ESG…again. https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/the-progressive-roots-of-management-science/ Read more
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Leaders Say the Baldrige Framework Promotes Organizations’ Resilience and Sustainability | NIST
[No surprise here. Building broad understanding across the employee base of how a business runs, how it measures success, and how it will engage everyone in that process can only support a culture of lasting strength and viability. Leaders aren’t there for their own benefit, but the lasting benefit of the company long after they… Read more
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