Then try to determine which of the listed commandments relate to those actual decisions. If any decision cannot be linked to a commandment, perhaps the list of commandments should be amended to better reflect reality. Table 10-1 Selected Commandments of Sigma Consultants 1. No bureaucratic hierarchy shall be imposed upon the professional staff. Work on projects is by invitation, not by assignment from above.
Time is money.
We will sell anything to anybody. Keep work fun as well as profitable. As an example, Table 10-1 shows some of the selected commandments of Sigma Consultants. Notice that the commandments reflect a combination of value statements, managerial style, and strategy statements. For example, marketing strategy is reflected in the commandment that the company will take any business that comes in over the transom, and an administrative value statement is reflected in the commandment that there should be no hierarchy or bureaucracy.