Companies Are Communities. Theres A Spirit Of

Five Coordinating Mechanisms Seem To Explain The Fundamental Ways In Which Organizations Coordinate Their Work: Mutual Adjustment, Direct Supervision, Standardization Of Work Processes, Standardization Of Work Outputs, And Standardization Of Worker Skills.

Strategy Making Needs To Function Beyond The Boxes To Encourage The Informal Learning That Produces New Perspectives And New Combinations... Once Managers Understand This, They Can Avoid Other Costly Misadventures Caused By Applying Formal Techniques, Without Judgement And Intuition, To Problem Solving.

Never Set Out To Be The Best. It's Too Low A Standard. Set Out To Be Good. Do Your Best.

Strategies Grow Initially Like Weeds In A Garden, They Are Not Cultivated Like Tomatoes In A Hothouse.

The Prime Occupational Hazard Of A Manager Is Superficiality.