Tag: purpose
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Leadership Myths (2): Control, Answers, and Other Comfort Stories
Once you start looking at leadership myths as coping stories, a pattern becomes hard to ignore. Most of them don’t actually describe leadership. They describe how systems deal with fear. Fear of uncertainty. Fear of losing control. Fear of becoming irrelevant. Fear of not being needed anymore. And like all good coping stories, these myths…
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The Illusion of Control: Why We Cling to Simplicity in a Complex World
In the bustling world of business, complexity surrounds us like a dense fog. We know that complexity can bring innovation and opportunity, yet, paradoxically, we often revert to seeking control. Why do we still believe we can steer the ship directly towards increased revenue, even when we understand the unpredictable nature of complex systems? Let’s…
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The Intelligence of Organizations: An Overview
The idea behind OrgIQ is not new. We know this. But as you see, we take the concept one step further. But first, let’s look what happened so far … The concept of organizational intelligence transcends the mere aggregation of individual members’ IQs within a company. It speaks to the collective ability of an organization…