“Unintended consequences get to the heart of why you never really understand an adaptive problem until you have solved it. Problems morph and "solutions" often point to deeper problems. In social life, as in nature, we are walking on a trampoline. Every inroad reconfigures the environment we tread on.” HeartProblemSocialKnowledgeLearningEnvironmentWalkingSolutionsConsequenceManagementDeeperSocial LifeAdaptiveUnintended ConsequencesTrampolines Book:The Power of Positive Deviance: How Unlikely Innovators Solve the World's Toughest Problems Source: The Power of Positive Deviance: How Unlikely Innovators Solve the World's Toughest Problems
“The trendy management fads concentrate on antecedents, .. but the only thing that makes what you do (before a behavior) effective is its consistent pairing with a consequence. Antecedents get us going. Consequences keep us going.” BehaviorConsequenceManagementConsistentFadsTrendy Author:Aubrey Daniels
“We are free to choose our actions, . . . but we are not free to choose the consequences of these actions.” InspirationActionConsequenceManagementOur Actions7 HabitsSeven Habits Author:Stephen Covey
“I was always acting primarily with shareholder interests in mind. It's also true I've always had a fairly moralistic attitude to business, and would not do anything that I considered improper. As a consequence, I have occasionally pursued issues during my career that other people might have avoided.” PeopleInspirationalMindMightInterestBusinessActingAttitudeCareersIssuesConsequenceManagementAvoidedPursuedShareholders Author:Chris Corrigan