In my last column, I discussed 12 key characteristics of systems thinking. I described how systems thinking (i.e. holistic thinking) is different than analytic thinking (i.e., parts-based thinking). I made the case that there is great power in looking for interdependencies and connections – between tasks, employees, work areas, stakeholders, etc.

Remember the scene in Young Frankenstein when the villagers were running through the streets of a village in Bavaria with pitchforks and torches looking for the monster?

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Accounting Clifton Gunderson LLP, Wauwatosa, hired Ellen Trytek as chief growth officer. Trytek will be responsible for developing key...

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