Tuesday, October 25, 2005
More on FoSyn: "But For" testing
I'd like comments on an idea here, and to generate some discussion about how you adequately test for Founder's Syndrome in an organization.
Among the definitions out there, and borrowing from some other problems, I'd take it as essential to a case of Founder's Syndrome that the management direction of the person who is acting as the Founder is in some way or totally divergent from the community needs and the apparent needs of an organization, either by mission statement or by common sense.
Thus, I wonder if there would be a problem but the following statements:
1) But for the founder, an organization should do something else.
2) But for the perception of a duty to a founder, the organization would be different in some way, or, the behave differently.
Is a perception of duty to a founder's directives/desires reasonable in all instances?
Among the definitions out there, and borrowing from some other problems, I'd take it as essential to a case of Founder's Syndrome that the management direction of the person who is acting as the Founder is in some way or totally divergent from the community needs and the apparent needs of an organization, either by mission statement or by common sense.
Thus, I wonder if there would be a problem but the following statements:
1) But for the founder, an organization should do something else.
2) But for the perception of a duty to a founder, the organization would be different in some way, or, the behave differently.
Is a perception of duty to a founder's directives/desires reasonable in all instances?
// posted by John B. Manos @ 10/25/2005 12:56:00 PM 
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I think one simple statement would sum it up:
"But for my money, your school won't be able to stay open much longer."
"Kneel before Zod" also comes to mind, but I can't work a "but for" in there...
"But for my money, your school won't be able to stay open much longer."
"Kneel before Zod" also comes to mind, but I can't work a "but for" in there...
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: Tue Oct 25, 09:54:00 PM CDT
: Tue Oct 25, 09:54:00 PM CDT
I think a secondary effect occurs in middle managers, one of survival.
They don't get clarity on marching orders, and instead interpret them (for fear that asking questons be considered criticism) and treat their minions with roughness and bad orders...
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on the "Kneel before Zod" thing, it could be, "But for you Kneel before Zod, you will lose your head (or salary)."
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They don't get clarity on marching orders, and instead interpret them (for fear that asking questons be considered criticism) and treat their minions with roughness and bad orders...
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on the "Kneel before Zod" thing, it could be, "But for you Kneel before Zod, you will lose your head (or salary)."
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