1. A Multi-disciplinary Perspective on Decision-making and Creativity:
Using the Diversity of Truth-seeking and Sense-making to Advantage in Organizational Contexts
Wayne Smith, Ph.D.
Department of Management
CSU Northridge
Updated: Friday, July 05, 2019

2. 5 – Shakespeare

3. Shakespeare in Management
Shakespeare (the Person)
We know almost nothing about him (and much of what we think we know is pure speculation)
Shakespeare (the times)
Deep in the Renaissance
Rejection of myths; beginning of rejection of “divine right of kinds”
We are the beginning of the “Enlightenment”
Changing->Social, Economic, Political/Legal, Technological

4. Shakespeare in Management
Shakespeare (the Writing)
The prose is elegant
Re-reading passages is a true benefit
The speeches and soliloquies are magnificent
Shakespeare (the Characters)
The substance is often about leadership
But every element of MGT 360 principles are in every play (especially culture, motivation, teams)
Also, “fools and knaves” have substantive roles also
Remember too that these are plays
So dialogue and interaction (“discourse”) matters a great deal