The organization of the Organization
Had an interesting question come in today from one of my Dutch colleagues, Bas van Gils: I have to write a document and I’m kinda stuck. Time to ask for some help I’d say The issue with the document is...
View ArticleEnterprise and organisation as ends and means
Ends and means are not the same: everyone knows it’s not a good idea to mix them up. The same is true of ‘enterprise’ and ‘organisation’. The enterprise represents the ends of what we do; the...
View ArticleEnterprise, organisation and the Olympics
For enterprise-architects, the Olympics provides a great illustration of the difference between ‘the enterprise’ and ‘the organisation’. Although in business it’s quite common to regard ‘enterprise’...
View ArticleAuftragstaktik and fingerspitzengefühl
Two words: auftragstaktik and fingerspitzengefühl. To an English speaker, they might look kinda weird, but they’re key to getting an enterprise to work well… The terms originate from the German...
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