Organizational Appetite

According to Webster’s Dictionary the word appetite refers to an inherent craving. We use it mostly to refer to a person’s desire for food but it is can also apply to an organization’s desire for change. Here are a few tasteful parallels about the food we eat and the changes organizations absorb.

.....As in the case of our own appetite for food, an appetite which is too big or too small can result in an unhealthy state or a slow and painful demise.

.....As with the grade of the food we eat, the higher the quality of input, the better the performance.

....As with the taste of the food we eat, the more satisfying the experience, the easier it is to bring others.

...As with the quality of prepared foods we eat, the more it is preprocessed, the higher the risk of crippling absorption.

....As with the timespan for food production, a faster completion cycle does not necessarily contribute to long term sustainability.

....As with the energy in the food we eat, without proper management, the likelihood of energies linking to desired results is next to nil, while the chances of unexpended energies appearing in unwanted places swell

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