Sweet Spot of Super

Knowledge and human capital have made a dramatic debut in the millennium
economy. Together they signal a critical shift in organizational life to something
new and different, especially when it…

Hello world!

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:56:54 -0400

Hello world!:

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!

East and West, Yin and Yang, Lead and Manage

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:28:47 -0400

East and West, Yin and Yang, Lead and Manage:

Dave Guerra’s post in response to Chinese Scholar Sheng Zhao query on the Leadership Scholars Network, from the Academy of Management Listserve.

Sheng Zhao: “I am curious about emergence of…

Control & Liberate: The New Science of Superperformance

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:10:41 -0400

Control & Liberate: The New Science of Superperformance:

Bohr’s particle-wave duality. Faraday’s electromagnetism. Watson & Crick’s DNA molecule. Jung’s thinking-feeling opposites. Prigogine’s dissipative structures. Our own brains, with their left and…

Control & Liberate: The New Optimization Science of Superperformance

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:54:42 -0400

Control & Liberate: The New Optimization Science of Superperformance:

Trading Machine View for Organism View

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 01:27:18 -0400

Trading Machine View for Organism View:

Trading Machine View for Organism View reveals a very different landscape. An Organism View of economy is a view of a vast and complex interconnected ecosystem, replete with all of the…

Can Anyone get Super?

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:37:19 -0400

Can Anyone get Super?:

Yes the evidence is that Superperformance is available to all. But today’s lingering, strictly mechanistic models of management and leadership only take things further in the wrong direction. New…

Lean, Agile, & Rapid Cycle Process Improvement

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:37:14 -0400

Lean, Agile, & Rapid Cycle Process Improvement:

The Triple Crown of 21st Century Operational Improvement Methods

As a result of the recent economic downturn, organizations are being driven to obtain greater visibility and control over…

Masaaki Imai Interview

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:31:03 -0400

Masaaki Imai Interview:

Interesting blog on an interview with Masaaki Imai - the kaizen guru. Nothing really earth-shattering for this group, but interesting nonetheless.

Blog is at…

"The very moment you separate body and spirit, you end up with a corpse. Separate faith and works and..."

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:30:48 -0400

“The very moment you separate body and spirit, you end up with a corpse. Separate faith and works and you get the same thing: a corpse.”

- James 2:26

Leadership and Management Complementarity of Superperformance

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:15:33 -0400

Leadership and Management Complementarity of Superperformance:

“[In 1961] I had occasion to discuss Bohr’s ideas with the great Japanese physicist [Yukawa], whose conception of the meson with its complementary aspects of elementary particle and…

Still Standing

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:46:47 -0400

Still Standing:

Now is a good time to take stock of Superperformers like Berkshire Hathaway, Toyota, Southwest Airlines, Wal-Mart … they have all felt the economic impact of the global meltdown except in…