Leadership vs. Management: The Difference (Part III)
Leadership is about people, and management about things. Management will tend to objectify people as resources (i.e. human resources) and rely more... Read More
Change Management – Tactic #3: Break Into Small, Simple Steps
The Hot Spotters, by Atul Gawande in the January 24, 2011 issue of The New Yorker spoke primarily to minimizing medical costs... Read More
Everyone’s a People Person until People are the Problem
Posted on03 Mar 2011
Tagspeople, socializing, working a crowd, team building, security, relationships, problem solving, organization, management, extrovert, emotional intelligence
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Getting things done on any kind of group level begins with people. Those who relate well to people can help here. Are... Read More
Change Management – Tactic #1: Pick the Right Moment
Posted on21 Feb 2011
Tagsacquisition, activity, Atul Gawande, change, Change Management Tips Series, crisis, medical, motion, organization, press, sell-off, teachable moment, The Hot Spotters, The New Yorker
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Even though it spoke primarily to minimizing medical costs, the article, The Hot Spotters, by Atul Gawande in the January 24, 2011... Read More
The Success of Failure and the Failure of Success
Posted on16 Sep 2010
TagsAcademy of Management Journal, anticipatory, decisions, emotions, employees, experience, failure, fear, feelings, flexibility, gain, history, intuition, joy, learn, legitimate, lesson, logic, mistakes, objective, organization, pain, perspective, Peter M. Madsen, planning, profitability, rationale, success, The Economist, Vinit Desai
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How many times have we heard, “Nothing breeds success like success?” In a study of the orbital launch vehicle industry by Peter... Read More
Inherent Conflict Between Talent and Large Organizations
Posted on09 Jul 2010
Tagsorganization, The Atlantic, technology, Talent, T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), special forces, size, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Personality, military, Imperial Grunts, freedom, employees, corporate, business, action
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An inherent conflict exists between talent and large organizations. They box it in. I first came across this in the landmark book... Read More
Source of Greatest Resistance to Technology in the Workplace
Posted on27 Jun 2010
Tagsskills, attitude, customers, Dean Kamen, Influence, intuition, management, military, mindset, organization, perspective, process, relationships, sales, strategy, technology, The Economist
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The source of greatest resistance to technology in the workplace is mindset. It shows up as applying technology in old ways. It’s... Read More
