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Russell Ackoff on Learning, Risks and Development

Deming Institute

Guest post by John Hunter , author of Management Matters: Building Enterprise Capability. This video shows part 3 of a Russell Ackoff presentation from 2003 on Systems Thinking and Management (see our previous post on part 1 and part 2 ). He discusses the importance of development versus just growth. This idea is powerful. Errors are punished.

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Profits, Pragmatism, and the Possibilities of Possessing “Other Eyes”

Deming Institute

There is little evidence that we give a hoot about profit. billion and a quarterly net profit of $7.7 The value of profits as an ingredient for organizations to sustain and develop their operations is undeniable. The value of profits as an ingredient for organizations to sustain and develop their operations is undeniable.

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