On 8 Aug 1996, Keith Cowan wrote:
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> The real risk of the LO philosophy is that it will follow the normal
> course for management "fads" - it will gradually prove successful and the
> sponsoring CEOs will be publicized, then it will become fashionable and
> "everyone" will claim to be doing LO, then when it does not prove to be
> the magic elixir after 12 months, something new will be tried!
>
> What can we do to prevent this trend that has happened to everything from
> MBOs to Quality etc from happening to LO? ...Keith
We can't prevent that process from happening. It is part of a larger
system that we do not influence. All I would think we can do is reduce the
level of exaggerated expectations and "hype" that we encounter, focus on
continual learning ourselves, and grow with whatever LO turns into...
Tobin Quereau
quereau@austin.cc.tx.us
--Tobin Quereau <quereau@austin.cc.tx.us>
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