I recently re-posted on LinkedIn something from Goldratt Consulting with a quote from Dr. Goldratt: “Our fear that conflicts will lead to a tug of war diverts management attention to constantly struggle with unacceptable compromises.” This is part of the introduction to a book Dr. Goldratt was working on called ‘The Science of Management’ before […]
A Systems Approach to Change – The Thinking Processes from the Theory of Constraints
As a new season begins, we are reminded of the constancy of change. How can we manage change in an organization, including the emotions involved, in a way that is structured, monitorable and effective? This post is by Founder of Intelligent Management Inc. Dr. Domenico Lepore. The Thinking Processes from the Theory of Constraints (TOC) […]
Beyond Our Senses – What CEOs and Leaders Can Learn from Pilots
It’s been a while since many people have been on a plane, but now that some international restrictions are being lifted, it’s time to start planning trips again where they are strictly necessary. The same goes for the team at Intelligent Management. Like so many companies, we have shifted our activity online and it has […]
Leadership Thinking and our Human Constraint
Our lives today are filled with unprecedented levels of rapid change and complexity. Unintended consequences can quickly emerge from inadequate leadership thinking, and we are living with these every day. So we have an urgent need to learn to think in a “joined-up” way. The definition of ‘joined-up thinking” is: “thinking about a complicated problem in […]
Rethink and Reorganize: A Reliable Process to Rise Above Your Competitors
We live with such uncertainty today that only one thing is sure: change and adaptation are inevitable and what brought success to businesses in the past may no longer be valid. Trying constantly to “keep up” is exhausting. There is a much better alternative that is, instead, invigorating. Rather than keep up, businesses can step […]
Who Should Work from Home?
A recent article in a magazine for CEOs posed the question, who should work remotely? “As we slowly emerge from the pandemic and the resulting stay-at-home orders, organizational leaders need to make difficult decisions on who will—and won’t—be required to return to the office. With study after study showing that most employees are not interested […]
Future Proof Your Organization with a Systems Based Approach – 45 Easy Pieces
This week at Intelligent Management we are focusing on getting ready to launch something very special at the end of May. Over the last year, since the COVID epidemic began, we made an extra effort to publish material regularly to help people adopt a systems view as a way of moving beyond the crisis. Instead […]
Time for a Complete Rethink of the Role of Management
As we have declared in several publications over the years, our goal at Intelligent Management is the transformation of the prevailing, silo-based, organizational design and management style into one of whole system optimization. The month of May is an important one for all of us at Intelligent Management. It marks the 25th anniversary of the […]
What Is the Theory of Constraints REALLY About?
This week we had the pleasure of being invited to give an introductory seminar on the Theory of Constraints in Canada. As there are can be many misunderstandings about what The Theory of Constraints really is, we thought it would be a good opportunity to share a brief overview in this post. The theory of […]
Business, Politics, Wall Street: the Learning Organization and Our Interconnected Future
“In order to live and prosper in this world of unprecedented interconnection we have to learn at a much faster pace…” Our Founder, Dr. Domenico Lepore wrote this passage in 2010 as the global financial crisis continued to rage. Those words were prophetic and even more relevant and urgently needed today. The following is an […]
