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Tag Archives: Vanguard method
How to spoil someone for work (for ever more)
There were 7 reasons why you shouldn’t touch systems thinking, and here’s an 8th… 8: You might get a sniff of systemsy heaven, but then end up working in command and control hell. Systems thinking makes no promises about being … Continue reading
Posted in systems thinking, systemz comix, targets
Tagged call centre, sales, systems thinking, Vanguard method
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Posted in systems thinking, systemz comix, vanguard method
Tagged curiosity, systems thinking, Vanguard method
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Why I cannot stand leaders
I just cannot stand leaders. Simply cannot stand the very idea of leaders. Look at them! Look how special they think they are! Look how special we think they are. It’s our own fault, we fetishize them. We call them … Continue reading
Posted in command and control, knowledge, leadership, systems thinking, vanguard method
Tagged deming, systems thinking, Vanguard method
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One weird trick to outfox the Henry Ford gambit
I done got a letter from a reader! Here is a dramatic reconstruction…. Remember these two diagrams? THIS one, the usual, the boring old triangle? And then there is this one, the one thats not a triangle, the one that … Continue reading
Fedoras and other hallmarks of failure
Have you noticed the HUGE amount of men in their 20s and 30s who wear Fedoras? A fedora is a hat that Humphrey Bogart or Indiana Jones wears. However the typical fedora wearer these days looks more like this… As Urban Dictionary … Continue reading
Posted in all wrong, systems thinking, thinking, tools, vanguard method
Tagged systems thinking, thinking not tools, Vanguard method
Why targets are good
Targets are good. They work. Comparing this quarters performance with last quarters, is good. It works Benchmarking performance against a group of other organisations, is good. That works too. Calm down! Let’s go back a bit…. Q: What’s the first … Continue reading
Posted in data, systems thinking, targets, thinking, vanguard method
Tagged Data, performance management, performance reports, Vanguard method
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7 ways to do the Vanguard Method all wrong
Read this first. It was very popular and there’s marbles in it. If you’re too lazy here’s a summary: I went to the executive leadership team, I talked to them about something that started with studying demand and eventually led to huge … Continue reading
