http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2009/10/30/qotd-on-rome-and-nih/ because technology is just another ecosystem Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:19:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2009/10/30/qotd-on-rome-and-nih/comment-page-1/#comment-572186 Bill Higgins Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:45:51 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/?p=3073#comment-572186 Alexander the Great did something similar. He adopted some of the customs of the cultures that he conquered and had his armies adopt them. This actually led to some problems as some of his senior officers were unhappy with the new customs. So I guess the moral of that one is that it's not enough for a leader to embrace other customs and best practices; it has to be part of the organization's culture. Alexander the Great did something similar. He adopted some of the customs of the cultures that he conquered and had his armies adopt them. This actually led to some problems as some of his senior officers were unhappy with the new customs. So I guess the moral of that one is that it’s not enough for a leader to embrace other customs and best practices; it has to be part of the organization’s culture.

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