Monday, September 26, 2005

DNA

Is our behavior a result of DNA - our “bio-heritage” - or is behavior a result of environment, patterns, and/or influence? (Our “experio-heritage”, if you will.) Clearly, this debate has been raging since science and philosophy gave jobs to scientists and philosophers. Where do you come out on this? Read on..

We talk a lot about best practices, about excellence in performance and delivery, about delighting our clients with thinking and practice well beyond the norm.

We give awards for best of show and crave the credibility those awards bestow. We try and codify the path that led to decoration and honor, secretly wondering whether or not some just have it and others just don’t.

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Posted by: jim on 09/26 at 03:43 PM
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Monday, September 12, 2005

Strength

The benefits of team playing are patently obvious, no? Strength in numbers makes up for obvious personal, single member deficiencies and a deep wall is stronger than a narrow one, yes? Well maybe. Read on.

What scares people about teams? What makes them shy away from playing in a group structure? What keeps them from giving their all to the squad, and why do some of us actively derail the line-up by refusing to engage with the troupe?

Lots of big questions and no lack of deep answers, yet I would like to propose a thought that might cut through a lot.

It seems to me that we often worry about watering ourselves down in the individual sense and our company in the business sense, when we begin discussing conglomerates and amalgamated thinking.

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Posted by: jim on 09/12 at 10:44 PM
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