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As a boots-on-the-ground guy, it was intended to be a little rattling. I've seen soooo many smake oil proposals, and wishy-washy garbage that amounted to "just
by kabdib 11y ago
As a boots-on-the-ground guy, it was intended to be a little rattling.
I've seen soooo many smake oil proposals, and wishy-washy garbage that amounted to "just do a better job", and I've kicked out a couple of consultants who wanted money (and one wanted a process patent!) for a scheme that amounted to "track team member progress on a whiteboard in your common area". Too many people with not enough background (or bad motives) think they have the answer.
So, I'm jaded. And allergic to rhetoric, because so much of it over the past 30-40 years has been vacuous bullshit.
This stuff is hard, no fooling. And rhetoric won't solve it. I'm happy you're actually doing something about it, and realize that it's difficult, and I honestly hope that you do well.
- calinet6 11y agoHey, I appreciate this response. It's easy to become jaded. I'm often jaded too, and it takes everything I can muster to keep trying to improve things. Some days it's all I can do just to do my job and shut up the systems thinking part of my brain that wants to look outside it. There are a lot of great ideas out there. What matters is what we do. Good luck, I wish you the best as well. For what it's worth, this stuff is really great, and a good mental model for the reality of organizations. I highly recommend Peter Scholtes' book, The Leader's Handbook.