Trying to fit in to their new workplace environment, new employees engage in "behavior modeling"--social learning where people learn to do what they see or experience in a hands-on way.READ»
Last Friday, while on a weekly conference call, an issue generated enough heat to make one of the participants angry enough to leave the meeting. The meeting then proceeded without him (BTW: unless you are the boss, remember things ...READ»
Bureaucracies are totally toxic, dysfunctional organizations. Unfortunately, they are to be found everywhere irrespective of whether they operate in a third world or a first world country. Also, my own experience has shown me that the ...READ»
Something For All Involved in a Corporate Culture To Think AboutI found this quote in the draft of a book I have been writing forever. Although the authors Cooper and Sawaf wrote this ten years ago, my perception is that ...READ»
Would you agree with me when I suggest that leadership alignment is a great goal to aspire towards but one that is probably very difficult to attain? Think about it. Let’s say that the CEO is surrounded by a team of 7 ...READ»
Two Kinds of LeadersSo if you have been reading my blogs – firstly I thank you, and secondly you will know that I come from the platform that there are two kinds of leaders – those who lead with ego and those who lead with ...READ»
To thrive in the the WorkQuake(tm) of the Knowledge Economy, an organization must find, retain and develop Intraprenuerial Employees. Here's how:
It's the Employees! In the hyper-competitive environment of the Knowledge ...READ»
Orientation ain't cutting it anymore in the time of the WorkQuake(tm)! Instead organizations need to pay more attention to not only who the hire but what they are doing to retain who they hire. An Onboarding Process will ...READ»
In the June 7th New York Times there was an interview with Clarence Otis Jr., CEO of Darden Restaurants (Red Lobster, Olive Garden & Capital Grille - talk about diversity!)that I found intriguing because of his answers to 2 ...READ»
It's not the strongest nor most intelligent of the species that survive; it is the one most adaptable to change" -- Charles Darwin
Last week's post generated discussion about what constitutes an Entrepreneurial Organization, ...READ»
I’ve written a lot lately about the need for every Company, as well as every department in the Company, to have a Strategic Plan. Clearly, every Company needs the basic roadmap that describes, in clear and simple terms, ...READ»
I’m stunned – and so are they!
My job sometimes requires me to see the dark underbelly of managing in the time of the WorkQuake™. But. Fortunately, nothing any of my clients have ever done even comes close to these two ...READ»
I seldom pass along links to videos, but this is one that I think every person in business and every employee in the workplace needs to see. Why? Because we get so caught up in the day-to-day struggles of running a business and ...READ»
One of the Graduate Classes I teach is "Communications." This is an email from a former student that highlights the need for Companies to realize the ongoing requirement to engage Employees in an honest dialogue ...READ»
This recent blog post by Seth Godin highlights the reasons why I blog: I've got something to say - but I don't know it's value to each reader. Each time my finger hovers above the "post" button, I have a moment of ...READ»
I’m a big fan of the 80/20 Rule. The 80/20 Rule (also known as the Pareto Principle) means that 20 percent of something is responsible for 80 percent of the results (i.e. 20 percent of the workforce provides 80 percent of ...READ»
Global consulting firm Hay Group's Employee Free Choice Act Survey found that "Companies recognize that if EFCA passes it will have an impact on their business, but few are being proactive...," said Richard Fine of the Hay ...READ»
Just read the Inc. Magazine article about how Springfield ReManufacturing Corp. and CEO Jack Stack ("The Great Game of Business") are weathering the latest manifestation of the WorkQuake(tm) - the Recession.
Stuff Mr. ...READ»
