Traditional Closed KI Management vs CenterPoint Open KI Management

  • Closed KI
  • Authoritarian
  • Rigid
  • Unyielding, inflexible
  • Condescending
  • Dogmatic
  • Imposing
  • Distant, isolated
  • Unrealistic expectations
  • Prescribed agenda
  • Has all the answers
  • Directive
  • Requires subservience
  • Promotes dependent, subservient behavior
  • Hierarchical approach
  • Intellectual
  • Inequitable
  • Bureaucratic
  • Rule-based
  • Individual-focused
  • Uses intimidation
  • Compartmentalized
  • About systems
  • Negotiations
  • End justifies the means
  • Treats staff like children
  • Uses rules to control people
  • Reactive
  • No one wins
  • Open KI
  • Egalitarian
  • Fluid
  • Yielding, flexible
  • Respectful
  • Open-minded
  • Unimposing
  • Approachable, accessible
  • Practical solutions
  • Solutions emerge
  • Asks questions
  • Inquisitive
  • Encourages autonomy
  • Promotes self-directive, self-regulating behavior
  • Intermutual approach
  • Intuitive
  • Just
  • Humanistic
  • Personnel-based
  • Team-focused
  • Relies on self-motivation
  • Inclusive
  • About relationships
  • Reciprocity
  • The means is as important as the end
  • Treats staff as adults
  • Uses rules to provide structure
  • Proactive
  • Win-win