Chapter Five. If You Keep Doing What Worked in the Past You’re Going to Fail
We had all had a tough session in class, Peter most of all. He had lectured for almost two hours without stopping, and after a tough day at work I was pretty tired from just sitting and trying to follow his thinking. This was not a day in which I easily engaged, so as Peter lectured, I was ill-prepared for what was to come. As I recall, Peter’s lecture had to do with reorganization.
A number of companies were reorganizing, and the business journals were excited with the concept, many companies reporting great success from their reorganization schemes. Still, there were cautionary tales and Peter’s main message was rather negative. He said that reorganization just for the ...
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