Processes change swiftly.
Management seldom if ever changes at all.
Management always redirects blame.
Success is permanent
“What got us here will keep us here.”
The curse of success is that people try to codify it. Former IBM CEO, Lou Gerstner has said.“My view is that you perpetuate success by continuing to run scared, not by looking back at what made you great, but looking forward at what is going to make you ungreat, so that you are constantly focusing on the challenges that keep you humble, hungry and nimble.”
Doesn’t it amaze you that with all the discussions on innovation, new ideas and strategies, processes that amplify customer and employee engagement that organizations punctuate their work with methodology from retired or deceased CEO’s and gurus whose ideas were for then not now? Why is it that we all agree that we are now in a world of unprecedented hypercompetition yet can’t wait to employ yesterday’s strategies that were successful yesterday?
Is there really any wonder that in most all organizations things remain the same?
Is there really any wonder that in most all organizations things remain the same? To innovate management you have to encourage employees to challenge management and organizational dogma. You have to perpetually aspire to be a contrarian to be willing to learn a new DNA of questioning authority. JW
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