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Values trump controls

17 October 2015 by Robert Falkowitz 3 Comments

values trump controls

Fuzzy values versus precise controls It may seem odd that one of the fuzziest aspects of management wins out over one of the most clearly defined. But, whatever controls you might put in place, the values of the people being controlled inevitably win out. The example of Volkswagen may cast some light on this all […]

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…in a vision once I saw

18 December 2014 by Robert Falkowitz Leave a Comment

Damsel with a dulcimer

The main emotional drivers of organizations are fear and hope. Fear is kept under control through the management of risk. Hope is embodied and managed via a shared vision.☭ The vast majority of the management activities (as opposed to the manufacturing or service delivery activities) in any organization are derived from this dyad, although fear […]

Filed Under: Vision Management Tagged With: fear, goals, hope, management by objective, mission statement, motivation, objective, Peter Drucker, risk, vision, vision management, vision statement

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