Hypothesis Driven Approach to Strategy Consulting
An hypothesis is a testable statement about the relationship between two or more variables or a proposed explanation for some observed phenomenon. It can include the initial assumptions, or it may be ...
Paradoxes in Management
As pointed by Eisenhardt, a Paradox is the simultaneous existence in the organization of two (seemingly) inconsistent states, such as empowerment and conformance: old and new (Eisenhardt 2000:...
Consequences of a Dialectical Worldview
The essential characteristic of the dialectical method is that it considers historical and social phenomena in continuous movement. It explains the laws that govern economic and social structures, the...
Paradoxical Leadership
An interesting recent article on dialectics argues that good leaders should not focus so much on being consistent in their decision making, sticking to their commitments, and remaining on message. The...
Dealing with Paradoxes in Organizations
Organizations are paradoxical in lots of ways and executives have to decide what to do with the intrinsically contradicting nature of many managerial issues.
It's useful to distinguish two (parad...
Reflective Urgency: Critical Thinking AND Acting Quickly
The best way to respond to situations depends. One should avoid:
Responding (too) quickly to particular situations bears the risk of overseeing important information that could generate coll...
Dialectics Business Case: Toyota
3 professors of Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy in Tokio claim that the immense succes of Toyota is as much due to its ability to embrace contradictions as ...
What is Dialectic Ability? Definition
Is the ability to hold 2 seemingly opposing ideas in mind, and to combine and to resolve them in an unexpected, creative way innate, or can it be learned?...
Integrative versus Convential Thinkers, Differences in Decision-making In "The Opposable Mind: How Succesful Leaders Think" in HBR (June 2007, Vol 85, Nr 6), Roger Martin describes a 4-stage ...
How to Select the RIGHT Tensions to Manage?
Setting Strategic Priorities How do you make sure you manage the RIGHT seemingly contradicting forces (tensions)? Marakon consultants Dodd and Favaro...
A Dualistic Mindset is Required for Strategic Thinking, Strategic Alliances and Co-Opetition Agreements
Strategy Formation, Strategic Alliances and Co-Opetition It's important that people involved in strategy formulation and in establishing, negotiating or closing a Co-opetition a...
Integrative Thinking, Opposable Mind, Integrative Thinkers, Paradox, Synthesis Extensive presentation about integrative thinking, including the following sections:
1. Learning objective
2. Structur...
Management Dialectics
Thesis, Antithesis, Synthesis According to Miguel Pina E Cunha a.o. managers are increasingly living in a world of paradox. For instance, they are tol...
Individual Decision Making and Group Decision Making
Decision Making Process, Groupthink, Decision Making Styles, Vroom-Yetton Method Presentation about Decision Making by groups and individuals. The presentation includes the following sections:
1. Know...
Overview of Reasoning Types and Models
Reasoning This comprehensive presentation clearly outlines the different models used in reasoning processes. The presentation incl...
Controversial Choices
Strategic Decision-making Paper by Aneel G. Karnani. The essence of strategy is to make controversial choices; this is the only way to gain a comp...
Introduction and Summary of Integrative Thinking
Initial Understanding of Integrative Thinking, Trainings, Workshops Video with brief opinions about what Integrative Thinking is and what are its main benefits....
Dialectical Enquiry Diagram
Reconciliating Complex Forces Download and edit the 12manage PowerPoint model for limited personal, educational and business use.
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