Comments on: What does the BP oil spill have to do with executive recruiting? http://www.fulcrumtransitions.com/executive-hiring/what-does-the-bp-oil-spill-have-to-do-with-executive-recruiting/ Hiring and Integrating Executives in Owner-Managed and Family-Managed Companies Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:38:35 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Katharine White http://www.fulcrumtransitions.com/executive-hiring/what-does-the-bp-oil-spill-have-to-do-with-executive-recruiting/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Katharine White Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:19:29 +0000 http://www.fulcrumexecutivesearch.com/?p=393#comment-51 This is a very thoughtful piece, and I appreciate your putting it out there for advancing the perspectives of all...it is in our inter-connectedness, (or lack of it) that success (or lack of it) resides. Those organizations who seize this fact will surely be most successful. More than that, this systems understanding is what will literally secure our future in our world. This is a very thoughtful piece, and I appreciate your putting it out there for advancing the perspectives of all…it is in our inter-connectedness, (or lack of it) that success (or lack of it) resides. Those organizations who seize this fact will surely be most successful. More than that, this systems understanding is what will literally secure our future in our world.

]]> By: Perry Morton http://www.fulcrumtransitions.com/executive-hiring/what-does-the-bp-oil-spill-have-to-do-with-executive-recruiting/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Perry Morton Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:05:56 +0000 http://www.fulcrumexecutivesearch.com/?p=393#comment-49 Well stated! Well stated!

]]> By: Jim Masciarelli http://www.fulcrumtransitions.com/executive-hiring/what-does-the-bp-oil-spill-have-to-do-with-executive-recruiting/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Jim Masciarelli Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:54:09 +0000 http://www.fulcrumexecutivesearch.com/?p=393#comment-48 HI Harv, Good provocative piece. The lack of systems thinking is evident in all the large companies I work with and the rise of complexity is a factor but you are right that it is about leadership and governance. But it is also something else--failure in collaboration. The current administration's response is a sad example. BP needs to pay but this needed collaboration and a win win. It has become a lose lose. Imagine if the Commander in Chief and the Heads of BP sat down on day one and figured out how to use our deep water capabilites /expertise and BPs capabilities to get on this asap? i.e. Deep water subs with robot arms could not help with this? Instead, Lets send in the lawyers and assign blame. I know you would agree, that without true collaboration, system thinking and leadership alone will not prevent or solve very much. As for exec search, this is very relevant, the systems thinking, the leadership and the collaboration always yield the best choices. Jim HI Harv,
Good provocative piece. The lack of systems thinking is evident in all the large companies I work with and the rise of complexity is a factor but you are right that it is about leadership and governance. But it is also something else–failure in collaboration.

The current administration’s response is a sad example. BP needs to pay but this needed collaboration and a win win. It has become a lose lose.
Imagine if the Commander in Chief and the Heads of BP sat down on day one and figured out how to use our deep water capabilites /expertise and BPs capabilities to get on this asap? i.e. Deep water subs with robot arms could not help with this?
Instead, Lets send in the lawyers and assign blame.

I know you would agree, that without true collaboration, system thinking and leadership alone will not prevent or solve very much.
As for exec search, this is very relevant, the systems thinking, the leadership and the collaboration always yield the best choices.

Jim

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