Category: Adaptive Anti-patterns
The danger of short term thinking
Short-term thinking dominates in management thinking. There is a serious danger of sensing changes too late if there is too much focus on the short term. This series of articles explores the danger of short-term thinking, covering several example patterns that could occur at your organization as well.
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Blind for delays
Many organizations are blind to delays. We are so focused on the time we actually spend working on activities that we ignore the waiting time between them. This is a huge problem because usually the waiting time exceeds the working time by far. As a result the delivery of value is a lot slower than necessary.
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How we limit our own success
Innovation is closely related to funding growth engines. But be aware that most growth engines already carry in it the seeds to limiting growth. It is tempting to look for external causes and not look at the growth engine itself. But this can have catastrophic consequences. Don’t get caught in a downward spiral.
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How silos cause Local Optimization
In this article we explore the effects of local optimization that is aggravated by the silo structure and stands in the way of true adaptiveness. Where does the silo organization come from, and which problems doe sit cause nowadays? Learn to reflect on the silo structure from a Systems Thinking perspective.
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Short term thinking: Drifting Goals
Why is sales dropping? Why has quality fallen behind so much? Why have delivery times increased overtime? Sometimes the answer to these questions is quite surprising: because over time we have gradually and unintentionally lowered our goals and standards. Learn why this happens and what you can do.
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