Misfit Employees Improving Innovation, Integration And Interactions
Posted on27 Apr 2020
Tagscollaboration, organizational culture, diversity, employees, innovation, problem solving, Talent, Intersectional Thinking
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A colleague, who died young, had shared the interviewing guide of a top digital firm. In its introduction, the firm stated its... Read More
Pigeonholing At Work Blinding Managers To In-House Talent
It’s easy to pigeonhole people. We do it without knowing it. Thus, pigeonholing at work easily blinds managers to talent in their... Read More
Top Challenges Talented Employees Face In Any Workplace
Posted on02 Sep 2019
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Talented employees face challenges in the workplace. Much of these stem from groups being the natural enemy of the individual. That means... Read More
Unsung Heroes In The Workplace That Stats Don’t Capture
Posted on21 Jan 2019
Tagscollaboration, intangibles, statistics, Talent, team building, workplace, National Basketball Association, big data, Wall Street Journal, star employees, Sue Bird, Danny Green, sports, basketball
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The digital age has exploding with data. In sports, new stats now capture play of unsung heroes whose efforts were blind to... Read More
Common Employment Practices Promoting Mediocre Performance
Posted on21 May 2018
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The employment practices of most firms promote mediocre performances. This happens any time an average worker gets or holds a job over... Read More
Managing Star Employees Punished And Criticized By Coworkers
Posted on30 Apr 2018
Tagsstar employees, venting-wetsuit analogy, conflict management, employees, Psychology Today, Talent, team building, venting
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It’s natural. People compare themselves to others. When they don’t like what they see, tension rises. In the workplace, this can make... Read More
The Myth Behind Empowering Employees In The Workplace
Posted on29 Jan 2018
Tagsdecisions, employees, failure, fear, motivation, Talent, engagement, culture change management, empowerment, Gallup News
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Empowering employees in the workplace has been a buzz topic for a couple decades now. Yet, employee engagement remains low, less than... Read More
Seeing The Forest For The Trees, An Air Force Perspective
Posted on25 Dec 2017
Tagsanchoring, details, military, problem solving, Talent, trees, vision, air force, aircraft-forest-tree analogy
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“He isn’t seeing the forest for the trees!” That means he’s so wrapped up in the details that he doesn’t see the... Read More
How Processes Work To Make The Average Worker Great
Posted on02 Oct 2017
Tagslow-cost, Performance, process, quality, Talent, paint-by-numbers analogy, recipes, recipe analogy
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How processes work to make average workers great seems simple. They show them how to do things. In this sense processes are... Read More
Ways Coworkers Punish Star Employees With The Boss
Posted on17 Jul 2017
Tagsanxiety, employees, fear, rationale, subconscious, Talent, Lightning-rod Employee Analogy, social comparison theory
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People tend to compare themselves to others. It’s a natural bias. It takes a dark turn though when they compare and don’t... Read More
