“Hire and promote first on the basis of integrity; second, motivation; third, capacity; fourth, understanding; fifth, knowledge; and last and least, experience.” FirstsLastsMotivationUnderstandingIntegrityCapacityThirdsBasesFourthFifth Author:Dee Hock
“We are now at a point in time when the ability to receive, utilize, store, transform and transmit data - the lowest cognitive form - has expanded literally beyond comprehension. Understanding and wisdom are largely forgotten as we struggle under an avalanche of data and information.” FormUnderstandingAbilityStruggleInformationBalanceIntellectualForgottenIntelligenceStoresDataLowestComprehensionCognitiveTransmitAvalanches Book:Birth of the Chaordic Age Source: Birth of the Chaordic Age
“Hire and promote first on the basis of integrity; second, motivation; third, capacity; fourth, understanding; fifth, knowledge; and last and least, experience. Without integrity, motivation is dangerous; without motivation, capacity is impotent; without capacity, understanding is limited; without understanding, knowledge is meaningless; without knowledge, experience is blind. Experience is easy to provide and quickly put to good use by people with all the other qualities.” PeopleFirstsUseMotivationalLastsMotivationEasyUnderstandingQualityKnowledgeAdviceDangerousIntegrityLimitsCapacityExperienceThirdsBasesBlindMotiveMeaninglessFourthProvidingCeoFifthPromotionHiringGood AdviceImpotenceGreat LeadershipKnowledge ExperienceUnderstanding Knowledge Author:Dee Hock
“The prudent course is to make an investment in learning, testing and understanding, determine how the new concepts compare to how you now operate and thoughtfully determine how they apply to what you want to achieve in the future.” WantCoursesUnderstandingAchieveConceptsInvestmentDetermineWhat You WantCompareTestingPrudent Author:Dee Hock
“If you're in such a position of power and your ego is such that this is not possible, then its essential to have a small cadre of very bright, committed people who are questioning, exploring and understanding these emerging concepts.” PeopleIfsUnderstandingPositionEgoEssentialsConceptsCommittedQuestioningExploringEmergingPosition Of PowerCadre Author:Dee Hock