Clausewitz’s Friction and Project Management
Posted on20 Dec 2012
Tagsbudgets, deadlines, Donald Reinertsen, Stefan Thomke, friction, On War, Clausewitz, The Economist, project management, process, planning, management, Harvard Business Review, body analogy
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A reader requested more clarification and examples of Clausewitz’s friction in business. Project Management is excellent for this because of its detailed... Read More
Clausewitz’s Friction: Difference between Plans and Reality
Posted on15 Nov 2012
Tagsbusiness planning, change management, decisions, employees, follow up, Influence, information, management, Management by objective, management by walking around, people, planning, uncertainty, Clausewitz, On War, friction, phone
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Carl von Clausewitz’s book, On War, greatly influenced my business ideas especially his short chapter on “Friction in War.” Essentially, there is... Read More
Intuition in Problem Solving: A Compass
Posted on20 Sep 2012
Tagsproblem solving, process, process management, rationale, spontaneous, synchronicity, thinking process, think outside the box, Thoughts, planning, action, cognition, feeling of knowing, focus, Influence, intuition, knowledge
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Someone once said to me that you can’t find your way if you don’t know where you are. I countered that that... Read More
Extremely Unified Groups: More Aggressive, More Destructive
Posted on20 Aug 2012
TagsScientific American, Scott Wiltermuth, standardization, Stanford Prison Experiment, synchronicity, team building, University of Southern California, USC Marshall School of Business, product of our environment, adaptability, aggressive, business planning, compliance, creativity, organizational culture, Daisy Yuhas, Disruptive Innovation & People Analogy, dissent, group, innovation, leadership, military, people, planning
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Groups change people; a person in a group is very different alone. Subliminal influences encourage groups to accept those who adopt its... Read More
How Reading Fiction Improves Social Skills And More
Posted on24 May 2012
Tagsbusines, business planning, Chris Moore, computer simulations, Dalhousie University, emotions, empathy, experience, fiction, introspection, Jennifer Tackett, Jordan Peterson, Keith Oatley, Maja Djikic, military, Personality, planning, problem solving, Raymond Mar, Sara Zoeterman, Scientific American, social skills, University of Toronto, what-if scenarios, York University
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Most see book worms as socially inept. They use fiction as escape. Yet, studies show that reading fiction improves social skills. This... Read More
Downside of Focus and Rise of Situational Awareness
Posted on06 Oct 2011
Tagsanchoring, aptitude, Before You Make That Big Decision, business, business planning, conditionality, context, decisions, focus, Influence, market research, optimism, pigeonholing, planning, situational awareness, skills, Talent
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Classical business literature emphasizes focus: set goals, plan, and then focus on execution. However, it’s relatively void of focus’ downside: obliviousness to... Read More
Change Management – Tactic #3: Break Into Small, Simple Steps
The Hot Spotters, by Atul Gawande in the January 24, 2011 issue of The New Yorker spoke primarily to minimizing medical costs... Read More
Some People Have the Influence of Trees
Posted on27 Jan 2011
Tagsplanning, attorney, baseball, better, business planning, business retreats, emotions, fathers, Influence, mothers, motivation, practical, rationale, trees
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When we enact our plans, influence plays a key role in leading our teams. Too often though we mistake control for influence.... Read More
Tapping the Power of Personality for Executives and Senior Managers 1.0
Posted on17 Jan 2011
Tagsdecisions, executive, grapevine, management by walking around, networking, patience, Personality, planning, remembering names, senior manager, shaking hands, Thank You, using names
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Executives and senior managers often overlook their most important business asset: their personalities. We are blessed from birth with a personality that... Read More
The Success of Failure and the Failure of Success
Posted on16 Sep 2010
Tagsexperience, employees, emotions, decisions, anticipatory, Academy of Management Journal, failure, mistakes, Vinit Desai, The Economist, success, rationale, profitability, planning, Peter M. Madsen, perspective, pain, organization, objective, logic, lesson, legitimate, learn, joy, intuition, history, gain, flexibility, feelings, fear
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How many times have we heard, “Nothing breeds success like success?” In a study of the orbital launch vehicle industry by Peter... Read More
