Monthly Archives: June 2009
On Decay: Bad or Good
You may ask, “How much process should we depend on, and how prescriptive or restrictive should we make them?” You may also point out that processes start off with very good intention, but with time – and often distance from head office – the processes decay. And you would be right.
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Tagged adaptation, evolution, Leadership, organic growth, Organization, process
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On Process: Passing On the Genes
Growth needs replication and predictability. Biology gives us a great lesson in how to replicate learnings and functionality: genes (DNA) provide the template for cell functions, and are reproduced almost faithfully from previous generations. In a business, such replication comes from well-designed processes incorporating the intent, the activities and the desired outcomes. Continue reading
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Tagged business lifecycle, evolution, growth, organic growth, Organization, small business, SMB, SME, start-up
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