Chapter 4. The Dimensions of Management
Many readers will be familiar with the story of the elephant and the blind men. It goes something like this: A group of blind men goes to the zoo to learn about elephants. Each man goes up to an elephant and touches a part of it. When asked to describe it, the first one responds, having felt its legs: “An elephant is like a group of trees.” The second one responds, having examined its trunk: “No, it’s like a snake.” The third one, having touched its ears, compares it to a large sheet of paper. Every one of the men is right from one particular point of view. However, only the combination of these different aspects ultimately reveals the complete picture.
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