"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction." — E. F. Schumacher, 20th century German economist and conservationist
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In 1985, one of us (David Maister) wrote an article for the Sloan Management Review called “The One-Firm Firm.” It identified a strategy common to leading firms across a broad array of professions — creating institutional loyalty an... More...
I met with employees last week who were complaining that their leadership doesn't have enough to do or suffers from organizational ADD. Doesn't matter. The effect is the same.
Their bosses had just returned from an annual leadershi... More...