It is not a secret that our thinking is shaped due to environments we live in, the media we choose to read/listen, people we connect ourselves to, etc. The thinking of a humankind is very general, "average", "Excellent but not enough", lazy in a sense it finds itself comfortable with a current state of the world, the society, and the person it belongs to. These are just a few highlights from the recent books I have been reading. The books are globally recognised and based on real business cases, life situations, death-life decisions, somebody's expertise, investigations and their conclusions.
One of the last week's book that I have finished was all about To Do lists. Well, it is not a typical To Do or Must Do List. The book vividly describes the Why we need these lists and How much of value they bring to us. Though the real life examples are comprehensible, I was struck by one paragraph that I immediately related to experiences I have had with different organisations in my past. The author's opinion had also let me understand the behaviours of people I interact with daily.
I would like to share with you the paragraph and if you are experiencing something similar, please let me know. I am all ears as I have a strong yearning to hear how you are dealing with a described situation.
" ... No, the real lesson is that under conditions of true complexity - where the knowledge required exceeds that of any individual and unpredictability reigns - efforts to dictate every step from the centre will fail. People need room to act and adapt. Yet they cannot succeed as isolated individuals, either - that is anarchy. Instead, they require a seemingly contradictory mix of freedom and expectation to coordinate, for example, and also to measure progress toward common goals ... "
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