Talking About Organizations Podcast

32: Organizational Stupidity with Mats Alvesson and Bjorn Erik Mork LIVE

Aug 23, 2017
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
The Stupidity Paradox, by Matt Lehi
02:57 • 4min
3
The Stunniness of Organizations
07:05 • 4min
4
Do You See Some Examples of Functional Stupidity in Consulting Work?
11:19 • 2min
5
How to Spot Functional Stability?
13:20 • 2min
6
Irony in Research and Education Is a Good Idea
15:19 • 2min
7
The Great Disappearance Act - I'm a Leader Not a Manager
17:29 • 4min
8
What an Amazing Knowledge Transfer Case Study
21:04 • 3min
9
What Can We Learn From Themselves?
24:03 • 4min
10
Is There a Change Project in the Organization?
28:32 • 3min
11
How Can I Stop a Rogue Trader and Keep the Business Going Forward?
31:52 • 3min
12
Getting the Right Balance Part of Explaining Phenomena
34:43 • 2min
13
Is There a Simple Response to That?
36:30 • 2min
14
The Cure Is Worse Than the Disease
38:50 • 2min
15
Is There a Limitation of Functions in Your Organization?
40:30 • 3min
16
Learning Can Increase or Decrease Functional Stubbornity
43:48 • 3min
17
The Long Run Is Not Necessary
46:40 • 2min
18
Learning and the Problems That We Have With Learning
48:45 • 2min
19
You Know What Are the Implications of What We're Doing Right?
50:40 • 4min
20
Anomolytics and Organizational Culture
55:10 • 4min