Welcome to the 26th CoffeeCAST with Stephen Hayward of Project X.  It has been a hectic week so we are starting a little late… and yes you are with me again today. I think you will find today covers some interesting topics.  Having followed the writting of Robert Schaffer in Rapid Results, I found myself reading some of another Master’s (sorry Maister’s) thoughts David Maister.  So under the main thread of a topic we will talk about organizational thinking.  Here is what we are going to chat about: David Maister’s blog posts over the past little bit: Can we copy our heros How do we really make decisions Michael Lovaglia, (a professor at the University of Iowa) Doing it through a blanket Organizational Challenge – sounds a bit like guiding principles for Rapid Results Build vs buy Global pressure Working together Download cc_26_organizational_thinking.mp3 So I hope you have a nice coffee in your hand as I have a home brewed Starbucks.  Listen in and we hope you enjoy and more importantly, hope you join in the conversation.  So drop a comment in the blog or send me an email and share your thoughts on the topic. The Podcast is available on iTunes or here for download.  Have a great day and join the conversation.