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Hierarchies and Creative Deviance

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One of Senge’s (1994) disciplines of a learning organization is the idea of mental models. Mainemelis (2010) asserts that in such organizations, creative deviance is the only factor responsible for new innovations. Innovation burkus creativity mental models organizational Design senge' New York: Doubleday. Mainemelis, C.

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Hierarchies and Creative Deviance

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Mainemelis (2010) asserts that in such organizations, creative deviance is the only factor responsible for new innovations. If top-level managers are stuck in an inefficient mental model, some creative ideas may get struck down before they can properly examined to determine if they are truly innovative. New York: Doubleday. Mainemelis, C.

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Why Businesses Fail | N2Growth Blog

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Peter Senge addressed this dilemma in his book The Fifth Discipline and accurately discerned that sound leadership decisions are based on systemic analysis before making a decision. Copyright/Legal Privacy Resources Sitemap N2Growth Blog © Copyright 2010 N2Growth. They make bad decisions. Our Freedom. All Rights Reserved

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Leaders and the Learning Organization | You're Not the Boss of Me

You're Not the Boss of Me

Peter Senge Peter Senge is one of my favourite Thought Leaders. 10 Responses to Leaders and the Learning Organization Bret Simmons November 22, 2010 at 1:10 am I am a HUGE Senge fan. Bret Reply Gwyn Teatro November 22, 2010 at 5:17 am Hi Bret, Yes, I agree. Such declarations usually produce only cynicism.

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Leaders and the Learning Organization

You're Not the Boss of Me

Peter Senge. Peter Senge is one of my favourite Thought Leaders. note: this post was originally published in 2010. It is a testament to our naïveté about culture that we think that we can change it by simply declaring new values. Such declarations usually produce only cynicism. What do you think?

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5 Key Lessons From Learning Organizations

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Peter Senge has done some amazing work on organization development and systems thinking. Come forward, join in the conversation and express yourself. - - - - - Acknowledgements: The Rainmaker ‘Fab Five’ Blog Picks of the Week - 2010 Rewind Edition includes my posts. What about you? Have you seen such organizations?

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Climbing the Ladder of Inference

You're Not the Boss of Me

This post, from 2010, is about how easy it is to make assumptions; how doing so can get us into trouble and how being aware of our thought processes can help us avoid some of the more unpleasant consequences that come from leaping to conclusions. Thinking about this story, The Ladder of Inference comes to mind.

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