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A Decision Does Not Contain a Predictive Component
Today’s Strategic Alignment Journal post in two sentences: A good decision does not tell us what will happen. It simply reflects the quality of the understanding from which the choice was made. What makes one decision better than another? When we make a decision, we are not saying, “I know what will happen.” We are…
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Beware of Inertia
Have you ever walked into a room looking for something and forgotten why you entered? For a moment, you stand there trying to reconstruct your original purpose. You moved and are now standing in the room yet somewhere along the way, you forgot your reason for being there in the first place. Organizations can experience…
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The Theory Is True Until the Process Fails
There is a particular kind of confidence that comes with a theory that appears internally complete. It explains the world neatly. If the principles are followed, the outcomes should follow. The reasoning feels almost mathematical in its certainty. This is why theories travel so easily through organizations. They promise order inside environments that are often…
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