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Answer You - The Blind Men and the Elephant
As innovation changes from a hard to a softer kind of process, so the language must change to reflect this. Below are a list of terms that we commonly use in our project teams or businesses together with a new vocabulary that we should all be coming to terms with.Sales Pitch As project become more transformational than transactional we need to be talking about creating a purpose not simpl
Understanding each part of the elephant and how they come together to make the whole is what Peter Senge calls ‘systems thinking’ and is one of the five disciplines that make a learning organization.
We are not saying that the CFO needs to go and get a marketing degree and work in marketing. But if each member of the team listens and tries to understand the whole ‘elephant’ rather than stating their position more and more firmly, then the team has more chance of reaching a true understanding. The team has more chance of fixing the problem and achieving success.
Open your eyes and see the whole ‘elephant’
The brand image of an organization mirrors its reputation among the masses. As such, business organizations work tirelessly to create such brands that would register an impression of loyalty and trust with the customers. Once this happens, customers are attracted naturally to your brand, registering profit for your business. An established brand finds it easier to introduce new products and make experiments on account of
It was six men of Indostan
To learning much inclined,
Who went to see the Elephant
(Though all of them were blind),
That each by observation
Might satisfy his mind.
The First approached the Elephant,
And happening to fall
Against his broad and sturdy side,
At once began to bawl:
“God bless me! But the Elephant
Is very like a wall!”
The Second feeling the tusk,
Cried, “Ho, what have we here,
So very round and smooth and sharp?
To me ‘tis mighty clear
This wonder of an Elephant
Is very like a spear!”
The Third approached the animal,
And happening to take
The squirming trunk within his hands,
Thus boldly up and spake:
“I see,” quoth he, “the Elephant
Is very like a snake!”
The Fourth reached out an eager hand,
And felt about the knee.
“What most this wondrous beast is like
Is mighty plain,” quoth he;
“’Tis clear enough the Elephant
Is very like a tree!”
The Fifth, who chanced to touch the ear,
Said: “E’en the blindest man
Can tell what this resembles most;
Deny the fact who can,
This marvel of an Elephant
Is very like a fan!”
The Sixth no sooner had begun
About the beast to grope,
Than, seizing on the swinging tail
That fell within his scope,
“I see,” quoth he, “the Elephant
Is very like a rope!”
And so these men of Indostan
Disputed loud and long,
Each in his own opinion
Exceeding stiff and strong,
Though each was partly in the right,
And all were in the wrong!
John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887)
Well you are now probably wondering whether you have signed up for a poetry course or one about management and management planning. Replace each of these wonderful men of Indostan with a member of your team. As a way of explanation let’s look at a management team made up of the CEO, CFO, CTO and all the other C’s. Each comes to the table with many years of experience and study behind them. They come with a thorough understanding of their role in the company but a limited understanding of the other C’s roles.
Now imagine your revenue is on a downward trend and you have come together to try and reverse this trend. Each member will see the problem and solution from their own familiar position. You will sit around and argue long and hard about how to tackle this problem. If each took a tour of the ‘elephant’ and tried to understand each part and how each part makes the whole then it might become clear that the elephant has a thorn in his foot and therefore can’t walk to get his food and water and so is becoming malnourished.
Understanding each part of the elephant and how they come together to make the whole is what Peter Senge calls ‘systems thinking’ and is one of the five disciplines that make a learning organization.
We are not saying that the CFO needs to go and get a marketing degree and work in marketing. But if each member of the team listens and tries to understand the whole ‘elephant’ rather than stating their position more and more firmly, then the team has more chance of reaching a true understanding. The team has more chance of fixing the problem and achieving success.
Open your eyes and see the whole ‘elephant’
Interviews are the moment of truth when you find out if you have got a job, - or not! You’ll know yourself after an interview. No one needs to tell you that answer! However, it’s a nerve racking time waiting.How do you cope? Simple, you need to make your interview count. The better your interview, - the better the chance you have of getting the job. There are few tips and interview secrets that you can learn
The squirming trunk within his hands,
Thus boldly up and spake:
“I see,” quoth he, “the Elephant
Is very like a snake!”
The Fourth reached out an eager hand,
And felt about the knee.
“What most this wondrous beast is like
Is mighty plain,” quoth he;
“’Tis clear enough the Elephant
Is very like a tree!”
The Fifth, who chanced to touch the ear,
Said: “E’en the blindest man
Can tell what this resembles most;
Deny the fact who can,
This marvel of an Elephant
Is very like a fan!”
The Sixth no sooner had begun
About the beast to grope,
Than, seizing on the swinging tail
That fell within his scope,
“I see,” quoth he, “the Elephant
Is very like a rope!”
And so these men of Indostan
Disputed loud and long,
Each in his own opinion
Exceeding stiff and strong,
Though each was partly in the right,
And all were in the wrong!
John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887)
Well you are now probably wondering whether you have signed up for a poetry course or one about management and management planning. Replace each of these wonderful men of Indostan with a member of your team. As a way of explanation let’s look at a management team made up of the CEO, CFO, CTO and all the other C’s. Each comes to the table with many years of experience and study behind them. They come with a thorough understanding of their role in the company but a limited understanding of the other C’s roles.
Now imagine your revenue is on a downward trend and you have come together to try and reverse this trend. Each member will see the problem and solution from their own familiar position. You will sit around and argue long and hard about how to tackle this problem. If each took a tour of the ‘elephant’ and tried to understand each part and how each part makes the whole then it might become clear that the elephant has a thorn in his foot and therefore can’t walk to get his food and water and so is becoming malnourished.
Understanding each part of the elephant and how they come together to make the whole is what Peter Senge calls ‘systems thinking’ and is one of the five disciplines that make a learning organization.
We are not saying that the CFO needs to go and get a marketing degree and work in marketing. But if each member of the team listens and tries to understand the whole ‘elephant’ rather than stating their position more and more firmly, then the team has more chance of reaching a true understanding. The team has more chance of fixing the problem and achieving success.
Open your eyes and see the whole ‘elephant’
A business plan is your most important tool when going after financing -- private and government -- says James Byrne, Director of the Small Business Consumer Centre.Byrne offers these tips to make your business plan stand out from the crowd.1. The process is as important as the plan itself. Do it yourself, and you'll come away from the experience with a more in-depth, more organized and more crystal-clear
That fell within his scope,
“I see,” quoth he, “the Elephant
Is very like a rope!”
And so these men of Indostan
Disputed loud and long,
Each in his own opinion
Exceeding stiff and strong,
Though each was partly in the right,
And all were in the wrong!
John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887)
Well you are now probably wondering whether you have signed up for a poetry course or one about management and management planning. Replace each of these wonderful men of Indostan with a member of your team. As a way of explanation let’s look at a management team made up of the CEO, CFO, CTO and all the other C’s. Each comes to the table with many years of experience and study behind them. They come with a thorough understanding of their role in the company but a limited understanding of the other C’s roles.
Now imagine your revenue is on a downward trend and you have come together to try and reverse this trend. Each member will see the problem and solution from their own familiar position. You will sit around and argue long and hard about how to tackle this problem. If each took a tour of the ‘elephant’ and tried to understand each part and how each part makes the whole then it might become clear that the elephant has a thorn in his foot and therefore can’t walk to get his food and water and so is becoming malnourished.
Understanding each part of the elephant and how they come together to make the whole is what Peter Senge calls ‘systems thinking’ and is one of the five disciplines that make a learning organization.
We are not saying that the CFO needs to go and get a marketing degree and work in marketing. But if each member of the team listens and tries to understand the whole ‘elephant’ rather than stating their position more and more firmly, then the team has more chance of reaching a true understanding. The team has more chance of fixing the problem and achieving success.
Open your eyes and see the whole ‘elephant’
Big corporations spend millions of dollars on creating a recognizable brand and protecting it via trademarks and copyright. If branding is so important to big corporations should it also be important to small business and the sole proprietor?I would argue that branding for a small business should be way down the priority list for the sole proprietor.If you are a sole propritor, your brand is you - your pers
Now imagine your revenue is on a downward trend and you have come together to try and reverse this trend. Each member will see the problem and solution from their own familiar position. You will sit around and argue long and hard about how to tackle this problem. If each took a tour of the ‘elephant’ and tried to understand each part and how each part makes the whole then it might become clear that the elephant has a thorn in his foot and therefore can’t walk to get his food and water and so is becoming malnourished.
Understanding each part of the elephant and how they come together to make the whole is what Peter Senge calls ‘systems thinking’ and is one of the five disciplines that make a learning organization.
We are not saying that the CFO needs to go and get a marketing degree and work in marketing. But if each member of the team listens and tries to understand the whole ‘elephant’ rather than stating their position more and more firmly, then the team has more chance of reaching a true understanding. The team has more chance of fixing the problem and achieving success.
Open your eyes and see the whole ‘elephant’
Mystery shopping is an excellent way to make extra money. In fact, some people make a full time living doing it.There are many mystery shopping companies that will pay you to shop, eat at restaurants and take part in focus groups.A mystery shop consists of getting paid to go into a business without the employee's knowledge and reporting back to the mystery shopping company.A focus group is when you g
Understanding each part of the elephant and how they come together to make the whole is what Peter Senge calls ‘systems thinking’ and is one of the five disciplines that make a learning organization.
We are not saying that the CFO needs to go and get a marketing degree and work in marketing. But if each member of the team listens and tries to understand the whole ‘elephant’ rather than stating their position more and more firmly, then the team has more chance of reaching a true understanding. The team has more chance of fixing the problem and achieving success.
Open your eyes and see the whole ‘elephant’ for what it truly is.
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