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Command vs Control

November 29, 2024November 29, 2024 by jessitron

I think of “command and control” as one thing. Is there a difference? That common phrase notwithstanding, command and control are two alternative structures, more opposites than synonyms! Command (like in the military) allocates responsibilities to parts of the hierarchy. So a general is tasked with winning a war, and each officer under them is … Read moreCommand vs Control

Work with the business, not for it

November 17, 2019 by jessitron

Scientists should be on tap but not on top. Winston Churchill In the Cold War, political and technical considerations were no longer separable. The President got a Science Advisory Committee, but “apparently… scientists must not concern themselves with devising and proposing policies; they ought to limit themselves to answering such technical questions as they may … Read moreWork with the business, not for it