Bud Bilanich, aka The Common Sense Guy, interviewed me recently on the topic of Conquering Complexity through the powerful principles of simplicity, clarity, and focus.
Hope you enjoy the interview. It runs about 45 minutes or so…
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Most organizations spend time on value statements, ending up with words such as trust, integrity, honesty, fairness, and so on. The problem is, while these are simple, they are not clear. People don’t automatically associate these words with their daily actions, nor will these words help when they need to make a quick decision. In [...] When I talk to people about conquering complexity, they sometimes ask, “Well what about organizations or systems that are by nature complex?” Typically, they are referring to what’s known as Complex Adaptive Systems. An example might be the weather system, the global economy, or the cells in our body. But scientists have proven that even the most [...] Excessive or unnecessary complexity is one of the biggest barriers to organizational success. This is true both internally and externally. For one, processes and forms aren’t as simple as they could be, and tools often become barriers instead of enablers. Secondly, the organization’s vision and strategy are typically unclear, if they exist at all, so efforts get diluted by [...] |
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