Monthly Archives: October 2011

The Currency for Action

We do lots of things in organizations.  We envision the future. We set goals, formulate strategies and develop plans. We research, analyze, measure, hypothesize and estimate. We hire people, train them, coordinate their activities, evaluate them, and sometimes let them go.  We borrow money, loan money, account for money, promote, sell, manufacture products, deliver services, [...]

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Still Life with Human Beings (There’s still promise)

Life would be so much simpler without everyone else around. Just imagine how much less complicated things would be if we didn’t have to deal with anybody else.  Nobody’s schedule to meet; no worrying about how I look, how I’m “doing” or when that promotion/new customer/winning lottery number, etc. might arrive. Say goodbye to office [...]

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