Description: A complex social process view of organizational dynamics, which challenges the dominant management discourse on how organizations work.
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A few months ago, in a post on LinkedIn, Donald Davies referred to one of the guiding principles offered by his mentor: "If you can't draw it," she told him, "You don't understand it". I used to tell myself exactly the same thing, whenever I was trying to make sense of a specific aspect of organization and management practice, or speculating more broadly. And this has formed a central part of my writing and practice, throughout my in-house management career and latterly as a consultant.
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Posted on 27 March 2023 in Acting Politically , Complexity , Creativity and Innovation , Facilitation , Leadership , Organizational Consulting | Permalink | Comments (0)