Organizational effectiveness does not lie in that narrow minded concept called rationality. It lies in the blend of clearheaded logic and powerful intuition
Interpretation
True effectiveness in organizations comes from balancing logic with intuition.
This quote emphasizes that organizational effectiveness is not solely dependent on rational thinking or rigid logical processes. Instead, it suggests that a successful organization thrives when it integrates clear logic with intuitive insights, allowing for a more holistic understanding and adaptability in decision-making.
In practice
In a leadership seminar discussing effective management strategies.
Basically, managing is about influencing action. Managing is about helping organizations and units to get things done, which means action. Sometimes, managers manage actions directly. They fight fires. They manage projects. They negotiate contracts.
When the world is predictable you need smart people. _x000D_ When the world is unpredictable you need adaptable people.
The real challenge in crafting strategy lies in detecting subtle discontinuities that may undermine a business in the future. And for that there is no technique, no program, just a sharp mind in touch with the situation.
It is time to recognize conventional MBA programs for what they are - or else to close them down. They are specialized training in the functions of business, not general educating in the practice of management.
To 'turn around' is to end up facing the same way. Maybe that is the problem, all the turning organizations around.
Management and leadership are not separate spheres. The two skills work together in the larger realm of “communityship.
The Final Jeopardy! questions seem to be, by design, things you can't know. And so it's not about who knows them, but who can figure them out in thirty seconds.
Never measure your generosity by what you give, but rather by what you have left.
In idling, the motor's running, but you're letting your mind take in anything. Things pop into it. Those are the gifts of subterranean conscious.
Sometimes people let the same problem make them miserable for years when they could just say, "So what." "My mother didn't love me." So what. "My husband won't ball me. So what. "I'm a success but I'm still alone." So what. I don't know how I made it through all the years before I learned how to do that trick. It took a long time for me to learn it, but once you do, you never forget.
Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.
Where there is no vision, there is no hope.
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