When talking about management, what most people are thinking about is efficiency, maximizing output per unit of input. Many (most?) people talk about the need for leadership in addition to, or even instead of, management. But what exactly do we get from leadership? What is its purpose? The first word that comes to mind is [...]
Also tagged Complexity, complicated, leadership, management, MasteryWhen I first discovered the Cynefin framework, I remember thinking, “Exactly.” It is one of those things that once I saw it I realized how obvious it was, at least in hindsight after someone had pointed it out. Of course, I’ve been trying to actually figure it out ever since. Dave Snowden blogged recently that [...]
Also tagged DeliberatePractice, Knowledge Management, learning, Mastery, WorkLiteracyOver the past week or so there have been several blogs that have helped me pull together a bunch of things I’ve been trying to connect in my mind for a while. First was Harold Jarche’s post Working Together, in which he looked at Shawn Callahan’s ideas on group work against the backdrop of Tom [...]
Also tagged ArtOfLiving, chaotic, Complexity, complicated, Concept Work, DeliberatePractice, Knowledge Work, learning, Mastery, WorkLiteracyUsing the Cynefin framework, which I’ve also discussed here, Shawn at the Anecdote blog takes a look at the question of When should we collaborate? It’s always useful to define your terms before starting this kind of discussion, and Shawn obliges with the following: So what is collaboration then? It’s when a group of people [...]
Also tagged Anecdote, collaboration, Complexity, cooperation, coordination, Work, Work LiteracyWith all the talk about the ongoing global economic crisis and the desire to find out what caused it and how to “fix” it, I found myself wondering if this is something that we actually can figure out, especially while we are still in the middle of the situation. I turned to the Cynefin framework [...]
Also tagged Auto Industry, Bailout, chaotic, Complexity, complicated, crisis, Decision Making, disorder, economy, Financial Industry, simple
