Two tails of management are in common circulation, one Integrated Management and the other is Combination Management, although the latter is commonly pedalled as integrated. This presents a problem when seeking to improve management processes and organisational performance.
This article provides insights into why the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) strategy for management systems standards over the last two decades has failed to meet the needs of organisations. It is producing standards that are not fit for purpose … Continue reading
When the tourist asked the way to Dublin the response was: “If I was you, I would not start from here!” (Old Irish joke). It has become fashionable for management perspectives to be risk orientated or biased and even attempt … Continue reading
Building on the foundation concept that behaviour is just the taking and rejecting of ‘Opportunity’, Ian Dalling explains that: The problems facing humankind have emerged from our fractured playing of the ‘Game of Opportunities’. Opportunity centric integrated thinking is the … Continue reading
Ian Dalling explains: Value creation and value retention emerge from the continual seeking and subsequent taking or rejection of opportunities Prospect and risk are critical elements of opportunity Taking better opportunities is the key to all types of continual improvement