5. Vienna
Crisis 2001 Tour
The thinking man's alternative to a small red sportscar
5. Vienna |
Crisis 2001 Tour The thinking man's alternative to a small red sportscar |
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Systemic Management Conference. 30 April - 6 May Links:
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from Vienna:
Excellent (if patchy) conference. Here are a few random thoughts from it.
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On seeing the big picture:
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On being realistic: "We have no idea the power we have to reinvent our world"
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"Leaders make a clear and consistent distinction between what has to be done and how to do it. If they do this successfully, and create a context which allows self-organisation to work effectively, then the only questions they need subsequently ask are:
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On personal responsibility:
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On communication: "Communication is not an option - something we 'do' now and then. It is the currency of our human connectedness, the architecture of every relationship, the essence of organisational life. Woven into the fabric of our working, living and being, communication is not something we do. It's something we're part of." |
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On the opera: |
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On statistics: Statistics are like bikinis - what they reveal is interesting, but what they conceal is crucial. |
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On thanking people: Thanks (in no particular order of absurdity) to: Juerg Wilhelm, Marcella Girardi, Oyvind Vada, Kristian Fjelde and Gabriele Kaspar for some great evenings! |
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