Nurturing reliable, creative, nimble organizations
The dichotomy of the bourgeoisie and the proletariat is still prevalent. In fact it is difficult to walk the hallways of any company and not hear the unspoken assumption of management vs. worker, even as the media increase the volume regarding greed, income inequality and capital vs. worker. But is that the dichotomy that defines a society? And if it is not, how do alternatives impact organizational structure? [...]
States have been going bankrupt since we created them. What does that have to do with the currency or their sovereignty? Stop with the Chicken Little story. And this is not Maya. [...]
The Open Source model continues to confuse and frustrate theorists and managers alike on exactly where its strength lies. What is its ability to innovate and provide lasting value in the marketplace? A business perspective on the lessons for traditional hierarchies. [...]
The track record of change management remains horrendous with a failure rate of at least 70%. Since these are only reported figures, we estimate the failure rate is even higher despite the vast effort and research by thousands of public and private management and social scientists. After this article, you will understand why the continued failure, and what you can do about it. [...]
Just for fun, I drew a picture of what a complex system (free market) health care system would look like. My best guess is that it would cost about 7-8% of GDP to insure everyone without mandates. The system would look drastically different than the one today. [...]