Organizations are strange concoctions:
Organizations are staffed with people who agree to strive for collective objectives in exchange for individual rewards. These people agree on a code of conduct and also to follow ...READ»
Cherish Your Unreasonable People:
Don't be tempted during this recession to get rid of your unreasonable people.
George Bernard Shaw once wrote that, "The reasonable man adapts himself
to the world. The unreasonable ...READ»
The simplest measure of financial health:
During a recession, what is the best measure you can use to check your ongoing financial health? A measure that applies to organizations and to individuals?
Cash flow. Come to think of ...READ»
Reverse sexual harassment:
Heard the one about the bus driver who asked his female passenger to move or get off his bus? She had on a very low cut blouse and was sitting right in the sight-line of his rear-view mirror. He ...READ»
When efficiency costs too much:
Now that everybody is shouting ‘recession’ and demanding belts to be tightened, I have a question for you: “Can efficiency cost too much?” Most people think that the point of efficiency is ...READ»
Delegating to the boss:
Picture this: Your department has a deadline to get something done. You know you can do it faster than any one on your team. You can even do it better than any of them. What do you do – do you do it ...READ»
The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy:
As 2008 speeds up, it is time to remember the power of a self-fulfilling prophecy.
A self-fulfilling prophecy happens when you hold a false belief concerning a future event which then comes ...READ»
'I Don't Know':
I want to share with you the three most important words I have learned as a consultant. They are “I don’t know”.
Yes, I know that consultants are not normally paid for not knowing. Nor are leaders. ...READ»
Details of a recession:
Unexpected things tend to happen during a recession. Dealing with the unexpected is said to be the most difficult aspect of business life. My experience has taught me the opposite. The most difficult ...READ»
