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  • 1.  MG-ED-DV Can we teach how to make good judgements in Business Schools

    Posted 01-06-2002 13:36
    Paul,
    CEO's who are able to judge people accurately, understand the issues
    involved and make sound decisions in fast moving situations are applying
    neither an illusive nor an elusive quality such as intuition, insight
    nor creative genius. They just happen to have done a hell of a lot more
    homework than most and can leverage their knowledge through mental
    models of "how things work and how things fail."

    Two capabilities can be taught; 1) the concepts of decision making
    including the NDM model of Gary Klein's, and 2) the art and practice of
    modeling -- of meaning (articulating ontologies), of process
    (explicating the relationships among things) and of decision (yes,
    modeling decision and models of decision).

    All the rest is homework. The homework factor is highlighted by the
    research findings of three or so decades ago that people who's parents
    ran their own businesses or were successful managers of other's
    businesses are more likely to become successful managers.

    Also, Edryce's note bears scrutiny. A very powerful but little
    discussed factor in management is Purpose. Many will argue that if a
    manager does what is best for his or her career then that is best for
    the business, as well. I think this is especially true when the
    business is not well thought out.

    IMO one of the key ingredients of Jack Welch's effect on GE was the
    energetic crystallization of Purpose and the relentless suppression of
    "kingdom building." In contrast, also IMO, Gerstner is not
    accomplishing the suppression part.

    Hope this helps.

    ----- Original Message -----
    > Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 20:02:47 -0800
    > From: Paul Wong <wong@twu.ca>
    > Subject: Re: Can we teach how to make good judgements in Business
    Schools
    >
    > I want to thank all of you for your helpful suggestions. However,
    what I
    > was trying to get at in my original posting is some illusive
    leadership
    > quality which may be called intuiion, insight, or crative genius. CEOs
    who
    > possess this kind of quality are able to judge people accurately, have
    a
    > deep understanding of all the issues involved, and make sound, snap
    > decisions in very fast-moving, complex situations which do not allow
    time
    > for rational analysis or consultatnion. My question is: Can we teach
    this
    > kind of leadership quality in Business Schools?
    >
    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Edryce Reynolds
    > To: MG-ED-DV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
    > Sent: 1/5/2002 6:17 PM
    > Subject: Re: Can we teach how to make good judgements in Business
    Schools
    >
    > I am sure the suggestions already given are helpful.
    > I have one of my own.
    >
    > To make good decisions, one should remove one's own
    > interests FIRST. I think many CEOs think first of
    > whether the decision will make them "look good" before
    > they think of whether the decision is good for the
    > organization.>
    [...]>
    > Edryce


  • 2.  MG-ED-DV Can we teach how to make good judgements in Business Schools

    Posted 01-06-2002 18:14
    Read "Maverick" by Ricardo Semler, who was recently
    written about in Fortune magazine under the title "The
    Anti-Power Freak." He found a great solution that
    pulled his company out of a slump many years ago when
    he first took over SEMCO, his father's business. It
    has been thriving ever since. A significant factor
    may be how much a CEO insists on making decisions, and
    how much she/he allows others to decide.

    Edryce

    --- Jack Ring <jring@amug.org> wrote:
    > Paul,
    > CEO's who are able to judge people accurately,
    > understand the issues
    > involved and make sound decisions in fast moving
    > situations are applying
    > neither an illusive nor an elusive quality such as
    > intuition, insight
    > nor creative genius. They just happen to have done
    > a hell of a lot more
    > homework than most and can leverage their knowledge
    > through mental
    > models of "how things work and how things fail."
    >
    > Two capabilities can be taught; 1) the concepts of
    > decision making
    > including the NDM model of Gary Klein's, and 2) the
    > art and practice of
    > modeling -- of meaning (articulating ontologies), of
    > process
    > (explicating the relationships among things) and of
    > decision (yes,
    > modeling decision and models of decision).
    >
    > All the rest is homework. The homework factor is
    > highlighted by the
    > research findings of three or so decades ago that
    > people who's parents
    > ran their own businesses or were successful managers
    > of other's
    > businesses are more likely to become successful
    > managers.
    >
    > Also, Edryce's note bears scrutiny. A very powerful
    > but little
    > discussed factor in management is Purpose. Many
    > will argue that if a
    > manager does what is best for his or her career then
    > that is best for
    > the business, as well. I think this is especially
    > true when the
    > business is not well thought out.
    >
    > IMO one of the key ingredients of Jack Welch's
    > effect on GE was the
    > energetic crystallization of Purpose and the
    > relentless suppression of
    > "kingdom building." In contrast, also IMO, Gerstner
    > is not
    > accomplishing the suppression part.
    >
    > Hope this helps.
    >
    > ----- Original Message -----
    > > Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 20:02:47 -0800
    > > From: Paul Wong <wong@twu.ca>
    > > Subject: Re: Can we teach how to make good
    > judgements in Business
    > Schools
    > >
    > > I want to thank all of you for your helpful
    > suggestions. However,
    > what I
    > > was trying to get at in my original posting is
    > some illusive
    > leadership
    > > quality which may be called intuiion, insight, or
    > crative genius. CEOs
    > who
    > > possess this kind of quality are able to judge
    > people accurately, have
    > a
    > > deep understanding of all the issues involved, and
    > make sound, snap
    > > decisions in very fast-moving, complex situations
    > which do not allow
    > time
    > > for rational analysis or consultatnion. My
    > question is: Can we teach
    > this
    > > kind of leadership quality in Business Schools?
    > >
    > > -----Original Message-----
    > > From: Edryce Reynolds
    > > To: MG-ED-DV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
    > > Sent: 1/5/2002 6:17 PM
    > > Subject: Re: Can we teach how to make good
    > judgements in Business
    > Schools
    > >
    > > I am sure the suggestions already given are
    > helpful.
    > > I have one of my own.
    > >
    > > To make good decisions, one should remove one's
    > own
    > > interests FIRST. I think many CEOs think first of
    > > whether the decision will make them "look good"
    > before
    > > they think of whether the decision is good for the
    > > organization.>
    > [...]>
    > > Edryce


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  • 3.  MG-ED-DV Can we teach how to make good judgements in Business Schools

    Posted 01-07-2002 05:22
    THe Marverick book by Semler is part of the required reading for the
    Open University module in Creative Management.

    Regards.

    John
    John Milliken
    School of Business, Retail & Financial Services
    University of Ulster
    Coleraine
    N. Ireland
    BT52 1SA

    j.milliken@ulst.ac.uk


  • 4.  MG-ED-DV Can we teach how to make good judgements in Business Schools

    Posted 01-07-2002 09:43
    Dear John,
    After reading the Maverick book, I assigned it to my ExecutiveMBA students
    and visited the Semco plant in Sao Paulo, Brazil. I found it to be largely
    the way the author described it. Most inspiring was the fact that when a
    worker comes up with a new idea, he or she is encouraged and helped with
    financing to set up a new company and become a supplier to Semco and thereby
    keeping the company small and manageable and fostering decentralization.
    Peace and Love,
    Harry

    -----Original Message-----
    From: John Milliken
    To: MG-ED-DV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
    Sent: 1/7/2002 5:22 AM
    Subject: Re: [MG-ED-DV] MG-ED-DV Can we teach how to make good judgements in
    Business Schools

    THe Marverick book by Semler is part of the required reading for the
    Open University module in Creative Management.

    Regards.

    John
    John Milliken
    School of Business, Retail & Financial Services
    University of Ulster
    Coleraine
    N. Ireland
    BT52 1SA

    j.milliken@ulst.ac.uk


  • 5.  MG-ED-DV Can we teach how to make good judgements in Business Schools

    Posted 01-07-2002 20:56
    Harry,

    Please tell me more details of your visit to SEMCO! I
    have wanted to go there, but have not done so yet. If
    you think it more appropriate to do this off the list,
    that's fine.

    Edryce

    --- Harry Bury <HBury@bw.edu> wrote:
    > Dear John,
    > After reading the Maverick book, I assigned it to my
    > ExecutiveMBA students
    > and visited the Semco plant in Sao Paulo, Brazil. I
    > found it to be largely
    > the way the author described it. Most inspiring was
    > the fact that when a
    > worker comes up with a new idea, he or she is
    > encouraged and helped with
    > financing to set up a new company and become a
    > supplier to Semco and thereby
    > keeping the company small and manageable and
    > fostering decentralization.
    > Peace and Love,
    > Harry
    >
    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: John Milliken
    > To: MG-ED-DV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
    > Sent: 1/7/2002 5:22 AM
    > Subject: Re: [MG-ED-DV] MG-ED-DV Can we teach how to
    > make good judgements in
    > Business Schools
    >
    > THe Marverick book by Semler is part of the required
    > reading for the
    > Open University module in Creative Management.
    >
    > Regards.
    >
    > John
    > John Milliken
    > School of Business, Retail & Financial Services
    > University of Ulster
    > Coleraine
    > N. Ireland
    > BT52 1SA
    >
    > j.milliken@ulst.ac.uk


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