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January 23rd, 2016

Employee loyalty is a plural. Leadership is the host of that plurality, always an irrational mix

What should employees be loyal to? Ask an average leader: to the company, of course. Loyalty may be disguised. It […]

January 22nd, 2016

15 things to look for in a corporate culture if you were a corporate anthropologist (or not)

No what it’s written in procedures but what is not written in those pages Not how people behave in meetings, […]

January 21st, 2016

“A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.”

John Le Carre, British ex secret intelligence serviceman, espionage writer, dixit. He knows about danger, and apparently about the danger […]

January 20th, 2016

Tell me what you want to prove and I’ll give you the name of a company.

Consoled only by having bought the book for £ 0.09 ( and £2.80 postage) in Amazon marketplace, the reality is […]

January 19th, 2016

State of the Enterprise Address Summary: Rethinking in progress.

I don’t think ‘rethinking the enterprise’ is anything new. You could argue that the history of management has this rethinking […]

January 18th, 2016

The organization is not a Grand Bazaar. A transactional model of the firm is a trap. Leaders should get out of it.

If you push me for a articulation of human relationships, everything is transactional. But in a more specific way, transactional […]

January 17th, 2016

Have you heard the one about the three envelopes? There is a whole Theory of Management behind.

This is an old joke and a current non-joke. Here is the story copied from one of the multiple write […]

January 16th, 2016

Entrepreneurs, volunteers, and soldiers: about the human fabric of the enterprise 2016

Entrepreneurs develop ideas and create a structure around them in order to achieve goals. As Seth Godin would say, they […]

January 15th, 2016

Will disruptive innovation go backwards?

Probably we will not go back to the telegraph, but when everything is ‘innovatively disrupted’, where will we go? At […]

January 14th, 2016

‘This follows that; that has caused this’. Of course we don’t think like that! Not your company, anyway

Life in organizations is not usually very rich in Critical Thinking. In fact, from all sectors and areas of activity, […]

January 13th, 2016

‘Forget what they say, observe what they do’. The ‘uniqueness paradox’ revisited. A bit.

Some people in organizations believe that they are working in a very bureaucratic, hierarchical, political and rigid environment. Many of […]

January 10th, 2016

‘Us and them’, and ‘us with them’. From politics to day to day management, Identity is a hot topic. And I am going to elevate the confusion to a higher level.

Field notes: Reflections on ‘us and them’. Sometimes a rejection of something makes its alternative appealing even if that alternative […]

January 8th, 2016

The Einstein Solution: on the curious phenomenon of how the challenges left on the desk before the break have not gone away.

Welcome back to a New Year and its rituals of resolutions, reviews and fresh starts. For some, and I hope […]

January 7th, 2016

Invitation: The year of Bullshit Detection

I declare myself allowed to use the word bullshit, which official definition is nonsense, lies, exaggeration, foolish talk, pretentious talk, […]

January 6th, 2016

Efficiency, Efficacy and Effectiveness: the triplets of Management (and the risk of dating the wrong sister)

Many restructuring efforts, perhaps process re-engineering (whether these days you call them like this or not) and a great deal […]

January 5th, 2016

When the intensity of the discussion is inversely correlated with the importance of the issue, or directly with its triviality.

There are many versions of the same principle. We spend disproportionate amounts of time on issues. We often have […]

January 4th, 2016

(Part 2) Management: The Evolution of the Species. 12 kind of people you need to find, seduce, hire and create a job for. (part 2 of 2)

Repeating from Part 1: Management evolution has overdone it in some species and is now weak, even in survival mode […]

Leandro Herrero

Architect of Organizations
Speaker - Author - Consultant

Employee loyalty is a plural. Leadership is the host of that plurality, always an irrational mix

15 things to look for in a corporate culture if you were a corporate anthropologist (or not)

“A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.”

Tell me what you want to prove and I’ll give you the name of a company.

State of the Enterprise Address Summary: Rethinking in progress.

The organization is not a Grand Bazaar. A transactional model of the firm is a trap. Leaders should get out of it.

Have you heard the one about the three envelopes? There is a whole Theory of Management behind.

Entrepreneurs, volunteers, and soldiers: about the human fabric of the enterprise 2016

Will disruptive innovation go backwards?

‘This follows that; that has caused this’. Of course we don’t think like that! Not your company, anyway

‘Forget what they say, observe what they do’. The ‘uniqueness paradox’ revisited. A bit.

‘Us and them’, and ‘us with them’. From politics to day to day management, Identity is a hot topic. And I am going to elevate the confusion to a higher level.

The Einstein Solution: on the curious phenomenon of how the challenges left on the desk before the break have not gone away.

Invitation: The year of Bullshit Detection

Efficiency, Efficacy and Effectiveness: the triplets of Management (and the risk of dating the wrong sister)

When the intensity of the discussion is inversely correlated with the importance of the issue, or directly with its triviality.

Possibilities! @ 581

A very happy Christmas to all subscribers of the Daily Thoughts

Daily Thoughts goes into pause mode. 580 Daily Thoughts later, we are going for a bit of maintenance. Stay tuned

(Part 2) Management: The Evolution of the Species. 12 kind of people you need to find, seduce, hire and create a job for. (part 2 of 2)

Leandro Herrero

Architect of OrganizationsSpeaker - Author - Consultant

Employee loyalty is a plural. Leadership is the host of that plurality, always an irrational mix

15 things to look for in a corporate culture if you were a corporate anthropologist (or not)

“A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.”

Tell me what you want to prove and I’ll give you the name of a company.

State of the Enterprise Address Summary: Rethinking in progress.

The organization is not a Grand Bazaar. A transactional model of the firm is a trap. Leaders should get out of it.

Have you heard the one about the three envelopes? There is a whole Theory of Management behind.

Entrepreneurs, volunteers, and soldiers: about the human fabric of the enterprise 2016

Will disruptive innovation go backwards?

‘This follows that; that has caused this’. Of course we don’t think like that! Not your company, anyway

‘Forget what they say, observe what they do’. The ‘uniqueness paradox’ revisited. A bit.

‘Us and them’, and ‘us with them’. From politics to day to day management, Identity is a hot topic. And I am going to elevate the confusion to a higher level.

The Einstein Solution: on the curious phenomenon of how the challenges left on the desk before the break have not gone away.

Invitation: The year of Bullshit Detection

Efficiency, Efficacy and Effectiveness: the triplets of Management (and the risk of dating the wrong sister)

When the intensity of the discussion is inversely correlated with the importance of the issue, or directly with its triviality.

Possibilities! @ 581

A very happy Christmas to all subscribers of the Daily Thoughts

Daily Thoughts goes into pause mode. 580 Daily Thoughts later, we are going for a bit of maintenance. Stay tuned

(Part 2) Management: The Evolution of the Species. 12 kind of people you need to find, seduce, hire and create a job for. (part 2 of 2)

Architect of Organizations
Speaker - Author - Consultant