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Leadership and the New Science

Deming Institute

The new science aspect provides the frame of reference of quantum physics and chaos theory. The results we experience are not the outcome of summing together the individual efforts (so ingrained in the thinking behind performance appraisals; assigning specific targets to be achieved to individuals, teams or departments etc.)

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The Wickedness Behind Most 21st-Century Leadership Failures

Harvard Business Review

However, systems thinking, chaos theory, power laws, and the like are not enough. As Chief Facilitation Officers, leaders must resist the temptation to hurry through the exploration of wicked problems, and just as importantly, resist the pull of management teams and boards to rush to consensus.