If you are reading this, you are likely human. Congratulations; I’m human, too.

Everyday we all wake up and wonder what the day will bring. We wonder who we will meet, what conversations we will have, and what we will do.

We all want to do things

In business we have processes, we have bureaucracies, we have rules.

We also have hopes, dreams, and expectations.

I*(Fuel+System) = Value

Each individual in your organization is there to take fuel (i.e., hopes, dreams, and expectations) and use the system (processes, bureaucracies, and rules) to create value (stuff people need).

Businesses are made up of people, working together, to achieve profit and success. They all want to realize those expectations, learn lessons, and remain in business.

No company is made up of autonomous, self-organizing units. Successful businesses are, however, often made up of mutually supportive, self-organizing units.

This extends from the individual to the team to the group to the division to the corporation.

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