Tag Archives: Decision making

Are we all managers now?: the rise of the self-organising organisations.

Posted on August 4, 2012 by lawrence serewicz

The future of manager is connected to the future of work.  There has been talk of the self-organising organisation, which would cut or end the need for managers.  Instead, we are all managers now. The future of work will be … Continue reading →

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Leadership is not a conversation

Posted on June 23, 2012 by lawrence serewicz

Despite the claims of Groysberg and Slind at Harvard Business Review, leadership is not a conversation because staff do not listen. The staff do not listen because what is being presented as a “conversation” or a “dialogue” is instead a … Continue reading →

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Which is more difficult? To admit your mistakes or to admit someone else was right?

Posted on March 15, 2012 by lawrence serewicz

Perhaps the hardest thing to do at work (and in life) is to admit when someone is right, especially if you disagreed with them.  In many books on management and learning organizations, we hear about the need to admit when … Continue reading →

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