Resources & Definitions: a helping hand

Explanation of some terminology with guidance towards further resources.

• What personal bio resources do you have for John Featherby?

  Bios, Photos, Logos If you need bio, picture and other media assets (such as logos) you can find those for John Featherby and Shoremount in general here: Google Drive Folder: Bio, Photo & Logo After S...

• What is a small group?

  A small group could be defined as a small number of people (usually 4 - 12 people) that meets deliberately and regularly for relationship building and some other purpose. There is a deliberately human...

• What is a framework or "change model" to help support a way forward?

  There is no single solution that works uniformally; no six steps to success model on offer. We can't use fixed tools and processes for system change in a complex environment (see: What is the differen...

• What are some good resources (books) that cover particular topics within 21st Century Org thinking?

  We must take personal responsibility for our personal mastery, and books are a good place to start. All the disciplines covered under this article are broadly covered across the FAQs what are some goo...

• What is "command-and-control" management?

  Command-and-control is the phrase informally used to describe the status quo style of leadership that exists within modern organisations: it emerges from the predict-and-control worldview (see: What i...

• What are some good resources (books) covering a single case study?

  We must take personal responsibility for our personal mastery, and books are a good place to start. These are books are built around a particular case study scenario. There are also articles on What a...

• What are some good resources (books) covering the theory of change with a range of case studies?

  We must take personal responsibility for our personal mastery, and books are a good place to start. These books contain a summary of the theory of change - why it's necessary and why now - and use a v...

• What is "management ideology"?

  The “ideology of management” is a perspective. It is a worldview that underpins a particular approach to how organisations should be structured and operated. It’s not necessarily consciously “chosen”;...

• What are the "seven spheres of society"?

  The ever more widely used phrase seven spheres of society (sometimes referred to as the “seven spheres of influence”) are the various dimensions of life that come together to make up society as we kno...

• What is "management-by-objectives"?

  Management by Objectives is a tool used to implement the strategic decisions of leadership in a hierarchical structure. Once a strategic decision is set, aligned objectives are then put in place acros...