The only way to solve systemic problems is through systemic thinking. This is what allows us to step back and ask the fundamental questions so we can develop valid solutions. In Part 3 of this this new series, our Founder, Dr. Domenico Lepore, continues from Part 1 and Part 2 with the questions that allows us to find […]
A New Perspective for Business Management
As more and more companies cope with staff working from home and the possibility that offices will never again be the way the were, the times have never been riper for a complete rethink of business management and the way we work. But it’s not enough to have interesting ideas or suggestions. It requires a methodology, […]
Continuous Innovation and Finding Breakthrough Solutions in Turbulent Times
September is here and it’s time to move forward with the insight and understanding gained from months of upheaval. For many, this period has been devastating, for others it has opened up new opportunities. When the virus erupted back in March, we at Intelligent Management, like so many other businesses, were hit hard as most […]
Deming, Goldratt and Critical Chain – the Pillars for Transforming Management and Organizations Today
Today’s post is by the Founder of Intelligent Management Inc. Dr. Domenico Lepore and it is Part 1 of our new series on a new perspective for business management and a valid solution for sustainable growth. In 1997, I was among the few to receive from Larry Gadd, Dr. Goldratt’s Publisher at North River Press, […]
How Network Science Can Enable a New Economics of Sustainable Prosperity
In our previous post, we suggested three steps towards a new economics for sustainable prosperity. In this post we look at two more fundamental steps in a shift towards a new economics and how network theory and science can assist us in finding new ways to operate practically as organizations within a new mindset for […]
Three Steps Towards a New Economics for Sustainable Prosperity
2020 has been a year of unexpected losses and shocks in so many fields. How can we move forward in a way that can truly help us to rebuild without repeating old mistakes? How can we make sure that any “new solutions” introduced can be for the benefit of everyone and not just a tiny […]
The Network of Projects –a Concrete and Operational Alternative to Deloitte’s ‘Adaptable Organization’
There is clearly something very wrong with the way most companies above a certain size are managed. They are fragmented, wasteful, slow, over-bureaucratic, unable to leverage internal talent, detached from their customers’ needs and, in most cases, a frustrating place to work. When a global crisis hits, these inadequacies become acute and a real threat […]
Deloitte’s ‘Adaptable Organization’ Transformation – Nice Images, Shame About the Content
We are not in the business of comparing or contrasting what other consultants do. Consequently, we would not normally engage in a takedown of anybody’s work. However, the inadequacies of what Deloitte is proposing with its ‘Adaptable Organization’ could not elude us. We’re grateful to all those thousands who viewed our post on LinkedIn […]
Roadmap to Economic Recovery: An Open Letter to Leaders on Adopting a Growth Mindset
Six leaders of the largest business associations in Canada recently wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister Trudeau, praising him for his swift response with relief measures that succeeded “thanks to the government’s conscious decision to act quickly, pursue bold policies and take risks.” The signees stress that for success to be achieved going […]
Cash Generation in Project Based Businesses – Measuring What Matters Most
In any kind of business, the speed of cash generation through sales is crucial. This is something that cannot be measured by traditional accounting methods and balance sheets. These approaches do not take speed into consideration and that is odd because everyone knows that $1 earned in one day is very different to $1 earned […]