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White Papers & Published Articles
From this page you can download summaries of our research work and thinking as it develops, in the form of white papers, along with longer articles which have been published elsewhere. These papers are freely available for immediate download. Simply click on the link.
Coles hits Three Winners with Simplification Strategy (August 2006). When John Fletcher, CEO of leading Australian retailer Coles Myer, recently announced a strategy of simplification for the business, he was on a winner. This paper provides some analysis of the Coles decisions and the lessons any manager can take from them.
The Manager's Mission - How to Get a Greater Sense of Control. This 10 page report introduces a simpler way of looking at the challenge of management; a framework you can use to make sense of the flood of information which tries to help you improve your success as a manager. Includes diagrams and a case study.
The Problem with Management. Explores why management has failed, in many key areas, to overcome key challenges, despite over 100 years of management theory and practice.
10 Reasons Why you are Working so Hard - And What to do About Them: Originally published in Work from Home magazine in December 2004. Outlines ten common sources of management complexity and suggests ideas for overcoming - or at least reducing - them.
Keeping your Business Simple - A Key to Long Term Success: Originally published in Work from Home magazine in August 2004, this article discusses the five key areas which distinguish a 'simple' business and help such a business sustain for the long term. Written for a small and micro-business audience, I think you will find the lessons relevant no matter what sort of organisation you work for.
What do you think? Your thoughts on the content and arguments developed in these papers would be much appreciated. Please email David Brewster directly at feedback.
