Comments on: Strategic Thinking 5: The 80-20 Rule http://www.lizstrauss.com/2006/04/11/everyones-business/strategic-thinking-5-the-80-20-rule/ Be Irresistible Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:58:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Liz Strauss http://www.lizstrauss.com/2006/04/11/everyones-business/strategic-thinking-5-the-80-20-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Liz Strauss Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:52:28 +0000 http://www.lizstrauss.com/2006/04/11/everyones-business/strategic-thinking-5-the-80-20-rule/#comment-18 Yeah, Gary, i hear you. There are more sleepy organizations. I guess sleeping seems easier. My experience is, though, that you can get really smart, vivacious people to work their hearts out for you . . . if you just let them do what they minds are capable of doing. People like to be useful, and they love to use what they've got. Liz Yeah, Gary,
i hear you. There are more sleepy organizations. I guess sleeping seems easier.

My experience is, though, that you can get really smart, vivacious people to work their hearts out for you . . . if you just let them do what they minds are capable of doing. People like to be useful, and they love to use what they’ve got.

Liz

]]> By: Gary (Blogoplex) http://www.lizstrauss.com/2006/04/11/everyones-business/strategic-thinking-5-the-80-20-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Gary (Blogoplex) Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:48:22 +0000 http://www.lizstrauss.com/2006/04/11/everyones-business/strategic-thinking-5-the-80-20-rule/#comment-17 Liz - Yes, the self perpetuating "lull". I've seen it too many times. At one time, my rule was that if I noticed a lull at the top, I headed for different pastures. Unfortunately, "no man is an island" and I found it very difficult to be "self contained". Most families like to eat and sleep inside, so you endure. - Gary Liz –

Yes, the self perpetuating “lull”. I’ve seen it too many times. At one time, my rule was that if I noticed a lull at the top, I headed for different pastures. Unfortunately, “no man is an island” and I found it very difficult to be “self contained”. Most families like to eat and sleep inside, so you endure.

- Gary

]]> By: Liz Strauss http://www.lizstrauss.com/2006/04/11/everyones-business/strategic-thinking-5-the-80-20-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Liz Strauss Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:32:26 +0000 http://www.lizstrauss.com/2006/04/11/everyones-business/strategic-thinking-5-the-80-20-rule/#comment-16 Hi Gary, Therein lies the problem. The culture of any organization sits in the top office. Put someone insecure there and the whole company will be the same way. Put a leader with vision there and you stand a chance at a visionary company. Unfortunately, the one at the top often choses the one who succeeds. When it's lull-er, then the company stays asleep. Liz Hi Gary,
Therein lies the problem. The culture of any organization sits in the top office. Put someone insecure there and the whole company will be the same way. Put a leader with vision there and you stand a chance at a visionary company.

Unfortunately, the one at the top often choses the one who succeeds. When it’s lull-er, then the company stays asleep.
Liz

]]> By: Gary (Blogoplex) http://www.lizstrauss.com/2006/04/11/everyones-business/strategic-thinking-5-the-80-20-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Gary (Blogoplex) Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:23:11 +0000 http://www.lizstrauss.com/2006/04/11/everyones-business/strategic-thinking-5-the-80-20-rule/#comment-15 Unfortunately, many times the 80/20 rule finds its way into the management ranks (including upper management) where the 20 percenters have been lulled, by the 80 percenters, into a place where they have given up. In my opinion, it starts at the top. Unfortunately, many times the 80/20 rule finds its way into the management ranks (including upper management) where the 20 percenters have been lulled, by the 80 percenters, into a place where they have given up.

In my opinion, it starts at the top.

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