Leading Blog
MARCH 5, 2020
Quinn on the connection between changing a system and understanding it: “Kurt Lewin argued that we cannot really begin to understand a system until we try to change it. As soon as a change agent introduces a variation to that system, he or she will quickly learn about the scripts that are holding that system together.
The Practical Leader
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
That brings us to the innovation paradox: Random, chaotic, and unpredictable innovations need a stable management system and process to nurture the growth and development of “lucky breaks.” Quinn concluded, “My research reveals that few, if any, major innovations result from highly structured planning systems.
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Leading Blog
AUGUST 6, 2014
“As the teacher and the students commit to a common purpose and form high-quality relationships, they become a system that has emergent possibilities. In a co-creative, collaborative environment, students hold each other accountable, leadership is shared, and new perspectives emerge. The teacher/leader becomes a facilitator.
CO2
APRIL 1, 2022
The founder who started the company might still be involved, and their presence and leadership help the purpose remain clear. But without effective leadership, corporate purpose feels abstract and disconnected from an employee’s day-to-day job. They define your shared belief system. Too often, the focus turns to profit.
CO2
APRIL 1, 2022
The founder who started the company might still be involved, and their presence and leadership help the purpose remain clear. But without effective leadership, corporate purpose feels abstract and disconnected from an employee’s day-to-day job. They define your shared belief system. Too often, the focus turns to profit.
The Practical Leader
OCTOBER 17, 2012
” - Jack Zenger, Joe Folkman, Bob Sherwin, and Barbara Steel, How to Be Exceptional: Drive Leadership Success by Magnifying Your Strengths. ”Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness.” Self-perceptions make little difference.”
Deming Institute
JANUARY 25, 2018
Daniel Quinn, in the Ishmael trilogy, hinted that it’s entirely possible to create subcultures with an aim like Deming’s recommendation. Quinn calls them tribes, and they are essentially groups of people who form purpose-based organizations. Jimmy Stewart makes the case for them in the classic movie, It’s a Wonderful Life.
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