An Emerging
Leadership Philosophy


Sys-Tao Links

The links found in Sys-Tao open directly from your e-book reader if you are connected to the Internet on that device. If you are reading Sys-Tao in hard copy, or if you do not have Internet connectivity on your e-book reader, then these links are listed here by chapter for your convenience.

The purpose of these links is to connect you to thinkers and ideas that relate directly to the subject matter of Sys-Tao. For additional content (ideas and thinkers) related to the emerging Sys-Tao philosophy, but not specifically referenced in the book, please visit The Sys-Tao Blog.


Chapter 1  The Soft Drink Industry and Coca-Cola

  • The History of Coca-Cola
  • If Japan Can

Chapter 3  Profound Knowledge

  • W. Edwards Deming
  • Five Deadly Diseases
  • The Wisdom of Deming
  • The Divided Brain

Chapter 4  Cultural Roots – West Meets East

  • East and West Cultural Differences

Chapter 5  Understanding Relationships

  • The Difference Between Winning and Succeeding
  • The Tao of Physics

Chapter 6  The Neuroscience of Learning and Motivation

  • Neuroplasticity
  • Daniel Pink: The Puzzle of Motivation
  • Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
  • Thinking Fast and Slow

Chapter 7  Mission Statements

  • How Will You Measure Your Life?
  • Disruptive Innovation
  • Measures That Matter

Chapter 9  A Process Control Environment

  • The Red Bead Experiment
  • Sys-Tao The Movie
  • The Sys-Tao Experience
  • A Family Tradition

Chapter 13  All the Time, Cycle Time, & On Time

  • Hewlett-Packard Skit

Chapter 17  Snap the Whip

  • Thinking Globally

Chapter 19  The Theory of Knowledge

  • TED Talks with Dr. Joe Dispenza
  • Why Is It So Hard to Change?
  • TedX Houston - Dr. David Eagleman

Chapter 21  Systems Thinking

  • The Complexity of Life
  • Emergence - Complexity from Simplicity
  • The Web of Life
  • The Pattern of Living Systems

Chapter 24  Predictive Replenishment

  • Starling Murmurations

Chapter 25  How We Did It

  • Fractals, the Hidden Dimension
  • Seminal Moments for John Seddon
  • Where Good Ideas Come From | Steven Johnson | TED Talks