2    Managing with a vision

Ola Mattisson

DOI: 10.4324/9781003154389-4

Introduction

When we find ourselves involved in a situation with other people, it is necessary for us to come together in a collective form and to make decisions and take action to address joint issues. However, acting together is difficult. The problems we experience in such circumstances originate from an inability to make individuals systematically act together while using their best individual abilities. Activities that lack a systematic structure and coherence will not produce the desired outcome, and the desired results will be weak. Therefore, despite the difficulties of acting together, we want and need structure in order to become organized. We are aware that organizations ...

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