Archive for the 'Double Challenge' Category

When is a stratification not a universal hierarchy?

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

by Philip Boxer
By including the third asymmetry, stratification can no longer take the form of a universal hierarchy, but instead must be particular to the relationship to demand. It is this which presents the business with its double challenge.

Knowledge and Culture

Wednesday, April 5th, 2006

by Richard Veryard
Philip’s post on Managing over the whole governance cycle draws on some important work by Max Boisot, and I wanted to expand on this a little.

Managing over the whole Governance Cycle

Monday, April 3rd, 2006

by Philip Boxer
It is the personal nature of the response to the customer that distinguishes taking power to the edge of the organisation. It used to be possible to rely on ‘free’ market processes for creating such innovations, but in the 21st Century the whole cycle has to be managed. This presents those leading at the edge with a double challenge, but it also presents business leadership with the need to develop a capacity for asymmetric governance.

The Double Challenge

Wednesday, March 1st, 2006

by Philip Boxer
The double challenge involves not only responding to the customer’s demand at the edge, but also creating the organisational context that will sustain that response.

The 21st Century Challenge to leadership

Thursday, January 5th, 2006

by Philip Boxer
Asymmetric demands require you to pay attention to what you don’t know…

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