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<![CDATA[I just read a great post by Jeffrey Phillips titled Intense Ambiguity that really brought into light what it&#8217;s like working for a boss or organization that has no clear strategy and vision. What does Intense Ambiquity mean?  Jeffrey defines it as: &#8230;significant pressure from the management team to do something &#8211; especially new and [...]]]>
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<![CDATA[<p>I just read a great post by Jeffrey Phillips titled <a target="_blank" href="http://workingsmarter.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/06/intense-ambiguity.html" target="_blank">Intense Ambiguity</a> that really brought into light what it&#8217;s like working for a boss or organization that has no clear strategy and vision.</p>
<p>What does Intense Ambiquity mean?  Jeffrey defines it as:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8230;significant pressure from the management team to do something &#8211; especially new and interesting things.  However, there isn&#8217;t necessarily a corresponding amount of clarity about what those things should be.  So, there&#8217;s a lot of pressure to get things done, just no one is really sure what kinds of things should be done.</p></blockquote>
<p>Intense Ambiguity defines this situation perfectly.</p>
<p>How many readers out there have found themselves in the same situation? You work your butt off in reactive mode trying to do &#8216;something&#8217; but there is no real vision or strategy to help define what that &#8216;something&#8217; should be.</p>
<p>Jump over and read the rest of Jeffrey&#8217;s <a target="_blank" href="http://workingsmarter.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/06/intense-ambiguity.html" target="_blank">Intense Ambiguity</a> post for more insight.</p>
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