Over many weeks this podcast has explored a new way to think about organizations and their effectiveness, which I have labeled Management by Positive Organizational Effectiveness. It advocates the use of a three-phase process for securing one or more niches within your chosen environment: Be Virtuous, Discover Effectiveness, Become Great. In this episode, I explore … Continue reading 032 Become Great →

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In this episode, I talk with Dr. Fred Spier, a retired senior lecturer in big history at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. We discuss his recent book,  How the Biosphere Works (2022). Fred was previously on the podcast back in episode 113 , titled The Future of Humanity. Listeners may also recall that the … Continue reading 132 – The organization of the biosphere →

132 – The organization of the biosphere

In this episode, I am joined by Lindsey Agness, CEO of The Change Corporation (UK). We discuss her book, Change Your Business with NLP. Connect with Lindsey at TheChangeCorporation.com Email: Lindsey@thechangecorporation.com Charles G. Chandler, Ph.D. — Host of The Age of Organizational Effectiveness podcast Reference: Agness, Lindsey. Change Your Business with NLP: Tools to improve … Continue reading 131 — Change your organization →

131 — Change your organization

In this episode, I discuss a way to think about effectiveness in development projects & programs that could allow international development to deliver on its original promises of development effectiveness.  I discuss Albert Hirschman’s ‘hiding hand’ that veils difficulties as well as the creativity available to solve problems as planners engage in the design process. … Continue reading 130 – Project effectiveness in international development →

130 – Project effectiveness in international development

In this episode, I welcome Jeff McManus to the podcast, who is the Director of Landscape Services for the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). We discuss his 2017 book, Growing Weeders into Leaders: Leadership Lessons from the Ground Level, and we explore what it takes to create and maintain a pleasing environment on a college … Continue reading 129 – Landscape leaders →

129 – Landscape leaders

Gary Hamel (formerly of the London Business School) has characterized management as the technology of human accomplishment. Management came into its own in the late 1800s and early 1900s, as the USA entered the new century. Among the traditional long-standing factors of production (land, labor, and capital) in the British tradition, management became the fourth, … Continue reading 128 – Validity in management →

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