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Category Archives: Change Management
Successful Intelligence – R. J. Sternberg – book review
Successful Intelligence: how practical and creative intelligence determine success in life by Robert J. Sternberg (NY: Penguin Putnam, 1997) (download a PDF of this book review whitepaper) Throughout my life I have been interested in intelligence, mine and that of … Continue reading
“Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.”
In today’s New York Times Warren Buffett writes about why he is buying American equities. He includes the following epigram: “A simple rule dictates my buying: Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.” Here … Continue reading
Posted in Change Management, Strategy/Planning
Tagged buy, fear, greed, Warren Buffett
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Podcast: Managing for Weakness – a mis-management myth
Shifting your focus from weaknesses to strengths is a powerful step towards being personally more effective and building a more effective organization.
Posted in Change Management, People, Podcasts
Tagged Debunked, Drucker, employee, management, mentoring, People, personnel, Podcasts, Podcasts, responsibility, results, strength, supervision, weakness
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Managing for Weakness – a mis-management myth
The Myth Managers spend a lot of time worrying about the weaknesses of their employees. “If only I could get her to perform better we would have a really great team.” And countless more along that line. Companies have performance … Continue reading
Posted in Change Management, People
Tagged Debunked, Drucker, employee, management, mentoring, People, personnel, responsibility, results, strength, supervision, weakness
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Seize Your Time – gaining control over Too Much Information
I have written a number of other postings about time management. I always start off with the true, but worn, observation that time is the one element of business (life, too) that can not be purchased, borrowed, or inventoried. It … Continue reading
It’s Always Your Fault – taking responsibility for personnel
Attracting, selecting, training and mentoring, and pruning human resources are among the most important tasks a manager confronts. Almost everyone agrees that, at the top level of organizations, managers need to be devoting a significant portion of their time addressing … Continue reading
Job Shops, TPS, and Intuition
Recent work with a client brought home to me again the interplay of TPS (Toyota Production system) and intuition. We were working on developing a job scheduling system in a classic job shop environment. We had worked out a rough … Continue reading
Building a Positive Culture – the no jerk zone
A very common question from managers is, “How do I build a positive, supportive, productive culture in my company?” This seems like a very abstract objective until you face up to some of the negative behaviors that can be found … Continue reading
Posted in Change Management, People
Tagged argument, culture, effective manager, employee, interpersonal, jerk, management responsibility, management skills, termination
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Making tough times harder by communicating too much!
Good communications is important to the health of the organization. However, there are moments when managers should look carefully at their communications and push on the “not-so-fast” button. During periods of organizational stress, like changes in ownership, senior leadership, layoffs, … Continue reading
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This Will happen Again!
Change, it is happening now or just around the corner. And, the pace of change is not decreasing. In recent work, I dealt with a client firm undergoing one of the ultimate set pieces of change in the life of … Continue reading
Posted in Change Management, People
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