Why leading a business is so hard (and what you can do about it)

The nature of business is to make order out of chaos.  "Really?", you ask.  "What do you mean by that?"

I mean, the world is a pretty chaotic place.  People, people, people, as far as the eye can see, each with their unique desires, talents, idiosyncrasies.  Resources, suppliers, other companies and products.  Forces of nature, social forces, politics, rules and regulations, technologies.  Etc.  Etc.

Out of that booming confusion, you need to bring products and services that attract people to spend their money, and become loyal to your company.  How are you supposed to do that?  By sheer force of will?  How can you bring order out of such chaos in any meaningful, useful way?

To succeed, you (or someone) simply must pay attention to all these aspects:

• Developing a vision and strategy 

• Developing and managing products and services 

• Marketing and selling products and services

• Delivering products and services 

• Managing customer service 

• Developing and managing human capital 

• Managing information technology 

• Managing financial resources 

• Acquiring, constructing, and managing assets 

• Managing enterprise risk, compliance, and resiliency 

• Managing external relationships

• Developing and managing business capabilities 

And, as if all of that wasn’t enough, you know very well that it’s possible, even likely, to overshoot, and end up in a very brittle, overly controlled situation.  You’ve seen it happen with other businesses, with business colleagues.  Analysis paralysis.  Micro-management.  Maybe you can feel that happening to you.  You know that the only way the business can move is if you move it.  But you find yourself frozen in place, like a deer in the headlights.

We are exploring the nature of business itself as a living thing, and the issues of keeping your business healthy, so you can be healthy, create value, make a contribution to your community, and have more fun!

Let's take a look at the fundamental nature of businesses as a form of life.  As living systems.
Or jump over that and go straight to the discussion of health issues for businesses.