Non-linear management
Posted by Felix Enescu on November 2nd, 2006
The master Tom Peters posts a wonderful article on his blog.
The reality is messy, non-linear and defies most attempts to cram it into a detailed plan. The world today rewards the doers, the ones doing things.
The long-term planners missed each and every one of recent opportunities: from electricity to Web 2.0.
The competition is no longer a parlor dance but a guerilla war. And Marshall Petain said:
Nothing is more dangerous in war than theoreticians.
It’s all about “Think vs. Do”.
PS: Be sure to read also the excellent presentation accompanying the article.