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Systemically Non-Systemic: COVID-19 through the Deming Lens

Deming Institute

We cannot escape the interconnectedness of our world, for according to writer/teacher/speaker Dr. Margaret Wheatley , “In the quantum world, relationships are not just interesting; to many physicists, they are all there is to reality” (Wheatley, 2006, p. In his work on the “Theory of Constraints,” Dr. Eliyahu M. Hernandez, S.,

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7 Principles to Lead with Imagination

Leading Blog

Brian Paradis was the Chief Financial Officer for Florida Hospital when he was tasked with leading the troubled organization in 2006. It’s about “how to release yourself and those you lead from the constraints of the mind’s own making and those of our organizations.”. This is a powerful book. Honest, straightforward, and insightful.

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Contingency Planning | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

having fewer options to assess based upon the new found time constraint. The two most common outcomes created by a lack of contingency planning are: 1.) watching things grind to a halt as you scramble to evaluate options, and; 2.) Speed is your friend and should be leveraged to your advantage.

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5 Steps to an Aligned and High-Functioning Organization

Leading Blog

With an outward mindset, teams and team members break free from the constraints of self-focus and are able to see options that would not otherwise occur to them. Lead your teams’ shift to an outward mindset. Too often, people in organizations primarily identify around their separate, individual roles.

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Leadership & Emotional Control | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Like you, I have not failed here often, but only due to much constraint and assistance from God's Spirit. I always say, it's more difficult to react right than to act right. This is a strong challenge for all of us. Many times some followers look for reasons to judge or excuse their lack of honor.

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Should CEOs Have Term Limits? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Stating that a CEO of a start-up should operate with the same term limit constraints of a CEO of a Fortune 500 company is very unrealistic and dangerous thinking. Great CEOs possess the ability to refine their thinking and leadership skills to reflect the evolving needs of the enterprise and the changing global business climate.

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Thoughts on Project Leadership and Choices

QAspire

To choose abundance over constraints. I have written before that Projects are a great opportunity to practice leadership. They way we work on projects and the way we manage projects tell a lot of the kind of person we are. At each step, we have a choice. To see possibilities amidst problems. To act rather than just preaching things.

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