The Thinking Underneath
Here you'll find ideas, observations, and theories on organisational dissonance — the gap between what organisations say they value and what they actually reward.
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What Survives the Chrysalis
Inside a chrysalis, a caterpillar is broken down and rebuilt so thoroughly that people long assumed nothing could survive. This essay asks what organisations carry through their own transformations, and why the same things keep turning up after every restructure.