Mithun A. Sridharan

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November 2024 Member since

Articles by Mithun A. Sridharan

Feedback Loops

Feedback loops describe how system outputs circle back as inputs, with reinforcing loops amplifying change and balancing loops resisting or stabilizing it

Complexity–Robustness Trade-Off

The complexity–robustness trade-off explains how systems optimized for efficiency and performance can become less resilient when interdependence, specialization and tight coupling increase

How Consultants Get Smart Fast

Reading, personal spending on books and structured research separate fast studies.

Writing Winning Proposals

A consulting playbook for RFP wins

Chevron Business Model

Chevron's integrated energy business model

Calibration Thinking

Aligns judgment accuracy with feedback

Not Knowing Is Fine

Not knowing an answer is fine for consultants; failing to try to find it is not.

Making The Balanced Scorecard Work

Seven fixes for stalled scorecard rollouts

Merge PDF at Work

Combine reports, contracts and invoices in one file

Industry Analysis: Digital Publishing Platforms

Market structure, profit pools, strategic levers

Epistemic Skepticism

Doubts common assumptions to test validity

Industry Analysis: Elevator/Escalator Services

Market structure, profit pools, strategic levers

Feedback Loops

Feedback loops describe how system outputs circle back as inputs, with reinforcing loops amplifying change and balancing loops resisting or stabilizing it

Complexity–Robustness Trade-Off

The complexity–robustness trade-off explains how systems optimized for efficiency and performance can become less resilient when interdependence, specialization and tight coupling increase

How Consultants Get Smart Fast

Reading, personal spending on books and structured research separate fast studies.

Writing Winning Proposals

A consulting playbook for RFP wins

Chevron Business Model

Chevron's integrated energy business model

Calibration Thinking

Aligns judgment accuracy with feedback

Not Knowing Is Fine

Not knowing an answer is fine for consultants; failing to try to find it is not.

Making The Balanced Scorecard Work

Seven fixes for stalled scorecard rollouts

Merge PDF at Work

Combine reports, contracts and invoices in one file

Industry Analysis: Digital Publishing Platforms

Market structure, profit pools, strategic levers

Epistemic Skepticism

Doubts common assumptions to test validity

Industry Analysis: Elevator/Escalator Services

Market structure, profit pools, strategic levers