Michele Pasin / Quotes

A clean room and the goose

Suppose you want your daughter to have a clean room—that’s P, production, the golden egg. And suppose you want her to clean it—that’s PC, production…

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey) #parent-child-relationship #production #capability

Autopoiesis

Maturana defines the living as autopoietic'. Autopoiesis is a very particular type of organization characterised be a recursive self-production where it is…

Life, The Multiverse And Everything: An Introduction To The Ideas Of Humberto Maturana Interpreting Maturana #living #types #production #particular-type #organization

Effectiveness lies in the balance

Effectiveness lies in the balance. Excessive focus on P results in ruined health, worn-out machines, depleted bank accounts, and broken relationships. Too…

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey) #effectiveness #production #capability #time

Effectiveness needs both the goose and the eggs

I suggest that within this fable is a natural law, a principle—the basic definition of effectiveness. Most people see effectiveness from the golden egg…

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey) #effectiveness #production #capability

Running a machine into the ground

For example, a person in charge of a physical asset, such as a machine, may be eager to make a good impression on his superiors. Perhaps the company is in a…

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey) #production #capability #managers