Comments on: The Role of Intention http://remedy101.wordpress.com/2008/03/02/the-role-of-intention/ Miracles and Nasty Surprises (MITPress forthcoming) looks at the role of coherence and emergence in organizations. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:34:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: marty grogan http://remedy101.wordpress.com/2008/03/02/the-role-of-intention/#comment-34 marty grogan Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:36:49 +0000 http://remedy101.wordpress.com/2008/03/02/the-role-of-intention/#comment-34 Perhaps a distinction between management and leadership would be appropriate. Management focuses on impersonal factors: finances, operations, allocation and technology. Leadership also includes interpersonal contexts: physical, intellectual, emotional and social (spiritual.) Hard analysis can objectively prove presence of impersonal coherence. Interpersonal coherence requires integration of human dimensions and proof tends to be subjective. Management and Leadership intents differ substantially. Managers operate from bases of knowledge, understanding and design; Leaders govern action creatively through wisdom. Examine the coherence of associative vocabulary, i.e., “Management Wisdom” and “Leadership Knowledge” vs. “Leadership Wisdom” and “Management Knowledge.” The latter combinations seem to exhibit greater coherence. Perhaps a distinction between management and leadership would be appropriate.

Management focuses on impersonal factors: finances, operations, allocation and technology. Leadership also includes interpersonal contexts: physical, intellectual, emotional and social (spiritual.)

Hard analysis can objectively prove presence of impersonal coherence. Interpersonal coherence requires integration of human dimensions and proof tends to be subjective.

Management and Leadership intents differ substantially. Managers operate from bases of knowledge, understanding and design; Leaders govern action creatively through wisdom.

Examine the coherence of associative vocabulary, i.e., “Management Wisdom” and “Leadership Knowledge” vs. “Leadership Wisdom” and “Management Knowledge.” The latter combinations seem to exhibit greater coherence.

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