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Please follow me on Substack, as that's where I am moving my most active web posting! substack.com/@NielsPflaeging And I also curate a serious Red42 Substack there: nielspflaeging.substack.com/ I am also on LinkedIn, Bluesky, Mastodon, Instagram, etc. etc.

A period of time, a country, a man. Read the brand new "Deming in Japan, 1950-1965" research paper. betacodex.org/white-papers/p…

People who talk of leaders are obsessed with authoritarian thinking. They cannot get rid of paternalistic (“power-over”) patterns of imagining the world. They have nothing constructive to contribute to organizations or societies.

A new BetaCodex Network research paper is here: "Deming in Japan, 1950-1965" Read the BetaCodex Network news announcement: betacodex.org/home/news/our-… Access the paper here: betacodex.org/white-papers/p…

This week's new article, on #Deming, #Drucker and the crucial difference between the two: nielspflaeging.substack.com/…

On 23 April, join Rijon Erickson and me for a new session of BetaCodex LIVE, with the great Peter Block! The three will talk about Peter’s newest book “Activating the Common Good”! Sign up! youtube.com/watch?v=f_6gKkL0…

Practical theory makes people think. Great cases only make people nod (at best). Which is why "safaris" to the Silicon Valley or other "inspiring" places are dysfunctional. Sorry.

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Like it or not: Your company has EXACTLY the culture it deserves. Question is: How can you "change the culture" if you "cannot really change the culture?" 1st thing to know: Don't believe a word of what "culture gurus" like Ed Schein said about the matter! substack.com/home/post/p-161…

A new post on the Red42 Substack is here: It's about 46 differences that make a difference. Check them out and subscribe to the Substack to stay updated! It's free of charge. nielspflaeging.substack.com/…

I just published a BRAND NEW article about the many similarities and the "one big difference" between two two great thinkers of management in the 20th century: W. Edwards Deming and Peter Drucker. I hope you will find this interesting! nielspflaeging.substack.com/…

Self-organization and self-management: They are NOT the same! Which is why we at Red42 focus on supporting consistent self-organization in companies. And not that other thing. Check out our website at redforty2.com

Like it or not: Your company has exactly the culture it deserves! substack.com/home/post/p-161…

A new post on Substack on the role of Douglas McGregor in management and BetaCodex history: substack.com/home/post/p-161…

I created this new post on Substack about the "McGregor Paradox". Enjoy and sign up to my updates! substack.com/home/post/p-161…

The "Power of Language" poster is here: Get it now from Red42 – international shipping available! An amazing learning, workshop and group intervention resource that helps you question the patterns of language in work and in organizations. Just EUR 9,00: redforty2.com/product-page/t…

Later today I will talk to Art Kleiner - who has been something like "the Quincy Jones of management research & writing" since the early 1990s, when he supported Peter Senge in writing "The Fifth Discipline". Tune in: youtube.com/watch?v=GQ8ubVqq…