Classical Management – What To Do?

From Deming on, many have pointed out the many problems associated with classical management. Far fewer (zero?) have proposed an alternative that entices decision-makers. And Bob Emiliani (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-emiliani-660a72170/) has identified the reason:

Management isn’t interested in messing with a status quo that confers them power and privilege!

When you think about it, asking the powerful to cede power isn’t going to get you far. Yet this is what the continuous improvement community has been doing for decades!

Since past approaches haven’t been very successful, it might be time to think anew.

Any suggestions?

While we wait for the answer, here’s one approach that can make headway in any system: https://amzn.to/2IIbmc6 and https://bit.ly/3RykWxn

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