Dealing with Complexity

Hugh MacLeod wrote an interesting post about complexity, citing complexity as the difference between success and failure. It’s simple to fail, but you must manage complexity to succeed. He applies this theory to organizations:So when I see a small but...

Evolution with Intention

Organizational cultures evolve. They quite rarely transform or get reinvented, despite the best efforts of change management experts. But they do evolve, and they evolve constantly. They evolve whether you want them to or not. But you absolutely can affect the...

Why You Do What You Do

David Patt over on the Association Executive Management blog recently attended a session for CEOs about employee engagement, and one of the CEOs asked the following question:Why it is OK to leave the office early for a family dinner but not for an acting class?...
Jamie Notter