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Leadership in the Context of Kane’s Law - part 5

Leadership in the Context of Kane’s Law - part 5

I'll confess that I have a difficult relationship with the words leader and leadership. They're very important concepts because why else would the be so many different leadership courses? But...

Leadership in the Context of Kane’s Law - part 5

I'll confess that I have a difficult relationship with the words leader and leadership. They're very important concepts because why else would the be so many different leadership courses? But...

Predicting Organizational Behavior Using Kane’s Law - part 4

Predicting Organizational Behavior Using Kane’s...

In a previous article, I introduced Kane's Law which states: "The structure of an organization dictates the distribution of power, decision-making authority, and the organization’s capacity for innovation or adaptation....

Predicting Organizational Behavior Using Kane’s...

In a previous article, I introduced Kane's Law which states: "The structure of an organization dictates the distribution of power, decision-making authority, and the organization’s capacity for innovation or adaptation....

What is power? - part 3

What is power? - part 3

In the last two blog posts I've introduced ideas around organizational structure and power, which I'm calling Kane's Law. This law and it's corollaries refer to power. But what is...

What is power? - part 3

In the last two blog posts I've introduced ideas around organizational structure and power, which I'm calling Kane's Law. This law and it's corollaries refer to power. But what is...

Kane's Law and Corollays - part 2

Kane's Law and Corollays - part 2

Last week I introduced Kane's Law (of Large Organizational Dynamics) which states: "The structure of an organization dictates the distribution of power, decision-making authority, and the organization’s capacity for innovation...

Kane's Law and Corollays - part 2

Last week I introduced Kane's Law (of Large Organizational Dynamics) which states: "The structure of an organization dictates the distribution of power, decision-making authority, and the organization’s capacity for innovation...

Kane's Law of Large Organisations - part 1

Kane's Law of Large Organisations - part 1

When I left off last week, I concluded that the structure of an organisation dictates who has decision making or funding authority. And it is these key individuals that then...

Kane's Law of Large Organisations - part 1

When I left off last week, I concluded that the structure of an organisation dictates who has decision making or funding authority. And it is these key individuals that then...

The trouble with water: Conway's Law, Larman's Law and Hard & Disruptive

The trouble with water: Conway's Law, Larman's ...

In 2005, David Foster Wallace gave a commencement address at Kenyon College, opening with a parable: “There are these two young fish swimming along, and they happen to meet an...

The trouble with water: Conway's Law, Larman's ...

In 2005, David Foster Wallace gave a commencement address at Kenyon College, opening with a parable: “There are these two young fish swimming along, and they happen to meet an...