Structure links Values, Purpose & Vision to Events (i.e., Results)

Systems thinking leadership is the approach we take in a garden. For the reinforcing processes we provide sun, water, and fertilizer; and for the balancing processes we pull the weeds. We nurture a garden; we don't "drive" it. Leadership is understanding and designing the feedback processes and information systems that determine organizational performance. We use systems thinking to design structures to take an organization to its Vision while fulfilling its Purpose and living by its Values.

In a systems thinking leadership workshop we:

• Define and examine Structure & Mental Models for alignment with Vision, Purpose and Values.
• Identify weak links in the key loops.
• Identify what promotes limits beneficial activity at the weak links.
• Take action to increase beneficial activity & reduce constraints at weak links.
• Develop & implement new measures to monitor loop performance.
• Create new structures, communication links & information systems to monitor progress.

For a more detailed description of this approach, see the two page paper on Systems Thinking Leadership (112K)