Follow Up! People Aren’t Light Switches
Posted on30 Aug 2010
Tagsapproaches, business, change, conscious, employees, enforce, follow up, habits, people, Talent, training, Light Switch-Follow Up Analogy
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Many times people know things, but their actions are different. Follow up is one of those things. For example, they know people... Read More
Managing Complainers At Work By Taking A Positive View
Posted on23 Aug 2010
TagsTop Gun, venting-wetsuit analogy, Josuf Breur, The New Yorker, law, anxiety, Atul Gawande, Danger Zone, emotions, Sigmund Freud, hospice, Kenny Loggins, medical, Performance, Personality, pressure, secretary, Talent, talking cure
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Employees complain. In most firms that makes them complainers. That makes problems for managers. The key though is managing complainers at work... Read More
Passion For The Job And Creativity – 2 Case Studies
Posted on16 Aug 2010
Tagspassion, Talent, skills, motivation, J. Michael Fox, International Center for Studies in Creativity, intelligence, innovation, experience, employees, education, creativity, aptitude
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I had two opportunities to get feedback on the link between passion for the job and creativity. The director of a very... 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
How Processes Reduce Need for Talent and Its Cost
A CEO of a 150-employee services company made this astute observation: processes reduce need for talent, and thus, reduce labor costs. This... Read More
