Knowing when you 'matter'

Art Kleiner is leading an interesting chautauqua around his new book on 'core theory'.

"...multinational corporations to political parties, exist to satisfy the collective will of some key group of people who comprise The Core Group, the people "who really matter."

* What does it mean to be a member of a core group?

* Do you have to be within the organization to be core?

* How do you recognize a core member?

* What must you do to become core?

* Is being a core member always desireable?

"in every company, agency, institution and enterprise, there is some Core Group of key people – the people who really matter. Every organization is continually acting to fulfill the perceived needs and priorities of its Core Group. It’s sometimes hard to see this, because the nature and makeup of that Core Group varies from workplace to workplace, and so do the mission statements and other espoused purposes that get voiced to the rest of the world. But everything that the organization might do – meeting customer needs, creating wealth, delivering products or services, fulfilling promises, developing the talents of employees, fostering innovation, establishing a secure workplace, making a better world, and, oh yes, returning investment to shareholders – comes second. Or later. What comes first, in every organization, is keeping the Core Group satisfied."

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