tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2672774655410126053.post8353533531547280640..comments2020-01-19T02:08:00.504+11:00Comments on Professional adventurer: Pyramids and Plum Trees - on Organisational PhilosophyJohn Baxterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572186357317215018noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2672774655410126053.post-70967493893861259252012-06-24T16:12:32.194+10:002012-06-24T16:12:32.194+10:00But wait! My whole response didn't fit into o...But wait! My whole response didn't fit into one comment...:<br /><br />(ctd)<br />I've gotten rambly and I don't think I've really made a point about how things are or should be... but hopefully I've made a point that it's possible to imagine a few subtle changes that might have a substantial impact on what performance systems come up with. Maybe?<br /><br />And yes, John Baxterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572186357317215018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2672774655410126053.post-56597885320728510882012-06-24T16:11:40.132+10:002012-06-24T16:11:40.132+10:00Thanks TH. I wrote this response a long time ago -...Thanks TH. I wrote this response a long time ago - meant to discuss it with you in person because it was too rough and convoluted. But we didn't get around to it. I thought I should post it anyway, for the sake of loose ends.<br /><br /><br />Your questions are too challenging for me. The best way of creating an answer might be something like a joint imagining regarding some specific John Baxterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572186357317215018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2672774655410126053.post-9670769293956092262012-04-30T18:59:47.729+10:002012-04-30T18:59:47.729+10:00John,
Great insights. Especially the point about...John, <br /><br />Great insights. Especially the point about higher-level strategies translating into lower-level objectives within a pyramid system only via a long game of 'chinese whispers'... <br /><br />I see a lot of wasteful (but generally harmless) activity here by Directors + ADs in guessing what the Secretary's off-the-cuff comments about (say), 'improving product qualityAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com