”We must obey the forces we want to command” a paraphrase extracted from Novum Organum (1620), Book I* by Francis Bacon (1561-1626). The paraphrase gains strength in the original textual context, which embeds the levels on which managers must also operate during implementation: The strategic and organizational levels. In the format of Bacon, who was not only a philosopher but also an English public official and essayist, the objects of discussion were individual, nation and nature. Two levels of dynamics • Individual (Queen/politician/citizen) versus nation • Nation versus nature (Human, God) The business world analog to individual, nation and nature is stakeholder, organization and market • Owners, managers, employees within the organization • The company positioned on a market The philosophy, strategy, organizational design and toolset must obey the conditions set by the market and the position of the company. Innovative changes and successful implementation depends o