Complex Adaptive Leadership
author: Nick Obolensky


"In a complex age leaders are, more and more, spending a large amount of time doing things which are not needed, often they get in the way. If they did a whole lot less a whole lot more would get done. Complexity Science shows us underneath complexity there is simplicity and a few simple rules. The author merges two concepts, "situational leadership" and the "skill/will model". The aim is to enable the follower to take the lead for certain strategies and the ultimate leader knows well how to follow and support.

If you believe that today's business worlds is complex and you are seeking methods to deal with this I would recommend you read this book. "


http://www.complexadaptiveleadership.com/context/changingtimes.html


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Business Intelligence and Advanced Analytics are not new sciences. So what is preventing the adoption of "command centers"?

In Karen Butner's recent article for the CSCMP Karen presents a compelling concept, a "commanding view". There are few companies who have adopted this strategy.  Karen presents two examples of companies who have adopted the strategy but gives little indication if these programs met their original objectives.

There could be several reasons for the low adoption rate for this strategy.  Are the costs of implementation or running the system an issue? Maybe there are difficulties selling the benefits to secure company executive support. It could be that implementation speed is an issue, especially when you consider ever decreasing product life cycles.

I the coming weeks, I will investigate this subject deeper to better understand the issues.

http://www.supplychainquarterly.com/topics/Strategy/201103command/

Back in the saddle

The blog has been unattended for a few months. Where have we been? 

In July we sold our home in California and moved to a new home and set up two offices in Franklin, Tennessee. We were busy. Selling a home, packing up and driving across country to find a new home is no minor project.

We are now settled in and life slowly returns to normal.  In the coming few days this blog will come back to life.