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Complexity

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86 Quote(s) Found

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…as the world becomes more and more complex, and the commodities more varied, the feelings we want become more urgent, less rational, more unconscious.

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Rather than focusing on continuous improvement and getting better, bureaucracy merely adds complexity and inefficiency – and costs – to the status quo.

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…we need to empty ourselves of our preconceived beliefs in order to be open to a broader, more complex reality.

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To gain a true understanding of HOW, you must be prepared to struggle and wrestle with complexity and uncertainty and new ways of seeing.

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…our minds process complex ideas fastest when we use our visual resources.

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Given that our working memory is small, simplifying complex ideas allows us to make connections to other ideas more easily.

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Great managers dislike the complexity of most company-sponsored performance appraisal schemes.

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Culture is a complex concept… it means the norms of behavior and the shared values in a group of people.

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So, while simple labels help orient us in the world, they don’t hold up well against the complexity of the world.

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…everyone has shortcomings and weaknesses, and these are more likely to get in your way as the complexity of what you’re doing grows.

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