Simply laborious

After some post recently, I was triggered to summarise – and expand … Since there is a bit of history missing. Being the Theory of Firm. Which is, among other stuff but au fond, about the creation of the manager. As the go-between of ’employees’, as the go-between between the workforce and Capital. As the … Continue readingSimply laborious”

Book by Quotes: The Sarick Effect of Originals

How Original is that. By Adam Grant. Well, it turns out to be (p.77). A very limited sample of quote-worthy lines, commented, from much more that one should live by: ”The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on … Continue reading “Book by Quotes: The Sarick Effect of Originals”

Mgt > control

Is this management, or control? [Hospital St. Pau, Barça] Just a note, on errors (not minor omissions) that I see over and over again: ‘Management’ ≠ ‘Control’ Rather, Management >> Control. Control is not allowing exceptions or deviations of predetermined values beyond a predetermined bandwidth. Management is dealing with whatever value comes out of your … Continue reading “Mgt > control”

Inter faces

[Educational institute x 3, campus Free University, Amsterdam] When sleeping over problems, one often comes up with solutions that both are real and so all-encompassing that they’ll need much elaboration before being applicable in a nimble way. This one was/is on information security, again. Recall the ‘discussions’ I posted some days ago about (industrial) process … Continue reading “Inter faces”

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