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Een Goede Manager Zaait Verwarring: Waarom Elk Bedrijf Beter Wordt Van Een Beetje Chaos (2013)

by Ori Brafman(Favorite Author)

3.8 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

9491845055 (ISBN13: 9789491845055)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Maven

review 1: I read this book in Dutch, it was an interesting, easy to read book. Brafman and co-author Pollack show that chaos is needed in organization that have become too efficient (thanks to Six Sig Sigma and other methods). Chaos sounds scary for managers, but the way Brafman describes (or prescribes) it, chaos is controlled and just enough to generate ideas and innovation. Three elements are needed: white space, unusual suspects and organized serendipity. White space is needed in our highly organized lives to give our brains rest, to solve problems or come with new thoughts. How often have you found the solution on an issue during a walk where you lead your thoughts wander? Recruiting 'unusual suspects' brings people to the organization with different views, from a different are... morea for example. The third element is organized serendipity. Changing processes or structures to allow exchange of ideas and thoughts. An example is a meeting that has a purpose but not a structured agenda. Brafman shows that we don't need large changes, big reorganizations to become more innovative. Changing small things, like allowing time for freewheeling and bringing in other people in sessions than the usual managers group, could already make a difference. That's the valuable part for me of this book, it makes me feel I can do something myself and now.
review 2: 658.401 BRA CD 658.401 BRA 无所事事做百日梦是有好处的p91 (according to Neurobiology study, fMRI images)how much of brain's overall potential is used when daydream? Anywhere around from 80 to 95 percent. p98 This doesn't mean that if we daydream all day or sit around idle all the time, somehow a magical part of the brain will be activated, leading to breakthroughs or moments of genius. Rather, it means that after long periods of hard work, we sometimes need to relax and let our minds wander to allow the unconscious default part of our brain to synthesize and consolidate all we've been working on, to help us discover the meaning and the way forward. less

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