How the Dionysian Imperative Changes Business Management
by Janka Krings-Klebe and Jörg Schreiner

While the landscape shifts beneath our feet – marked by disruption, blurred boundaries, and accelerating change – many organizations still cling to outdated instincts. For generations, management has been guided by a quest for order and predictability, trying to tame uncertainty through rigorous processes and disciplined decision-making. This inclination aligns well with what Nietzsche, in The Birth of Tragedy, called the “Apollonian” impulse: the drive toward harmony, rationality, and controlled form. Yet Nietzsche also highlights a contrasting “Dionysian” force – one that brings forth ecstasy, chaos, and the powerful wellspring of creativity. Balancing these two impulses, he claimed, was vital for the brilliance of ancient Greek tragedy, where structure and chaos coexisted to produce artistic greatness.[…]

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Making Management Great Again by Janka Krings-Klebe and Jörg Schreiner

Following the business news in the weeks after this year’s Drucker Forum, it became clear that management, as taught at business schools, is headed for irrelevance. Today it no longer solves problems. It creates them. So-called “best practices” of management have caused a multitude of problems that only became apparent after a delay of decades, but are now making themselves felt with force[…]

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