I'm about half way through this fascinating study of the mind of organizations. Albrecht very convincingly proposes that normal human intelligence can be divided into several categories, as can organizational intelligence. We have practical intelligence, emotional intelligence, IQ intelligence, etc. And he asserts that organizations need to put together the same sorts of intelligence in action to function effectively. For example, its not enough to have a strategic vision, without the ability to communicate that. Its not enough to have a product to sell, if people don't have the heart, the inspiration, to sell it. And like any functioning organism, an organization has to have the ability to adapt and change with changes in its environment.
He examines collective stupdity, learned incapacity, and syndromes of dysfunction. And then he defines the 7 traits of organizational intelligence: strategic vision, appetite for change, alignment and congruence, performance pressure, knowledge deployment, "heart," and shared fate.
I'm going through strategic vision right now which is also an analysis of leadership styles and thinking.
I'm really enjoying this book. For those who have a business or who work in a business, I'm sure it would be interesting.
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