Flavor of the Month The latest management Flavor of the Month: DISRUPTION! We’re hearing a lot about people being disrupters, disrupting technology, disrupting social norms, disrupting HR, disrupting systems and processes… We’ve been lean. We’ve been agile. We’ve been highly effective. We’ve been 6-Sigma’d. Now we’re being disrupted. ACK. Frankly, this concept feels worse than […]
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I’ve embarked on a unique project, quite unexpectedly and definitely by circumstance. I’m finding that people will share with me, in 20 minutes or less, their joys, their sorrows, or their dreams. I often post pictures of them on Facebook and provide a snippet of our conversation. People have commented how they love seeing these […]
Read MoreWe’ve all heard it: “It’s time to tighten our belts. We need to reduce waste, cut costs and eliminate unnecessary spending.” I remember how a former CEO used to announce every January that it was time for the “Austerity Program,” as a way to cut costs. Note: the Merriam Webster definition of austere/austerity: stern, monastic […]
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At the end of a recent interview on corporate culture, I was asked how a leader can improve culture through their meetings. Unfortunately, we didn’t have enough time to dig deeper into this topic, so here are some key points for effective meetings if you want to increase accountability, follow through and engagement and improve morale. […]
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As a consultant on corporate culture who has worked with just about every industry, sometimes I think I’m pretty smart about this topic since I’ve been doing this for … let’s just say, a lot of years… A Global Perspective Out of curiosity, I reached out to a LinkedIn group of HR professionals and asked […]
Read MoreThe terms “disruption” or “disruptive” are pretty trendy now. We have disruptive technologies, which then became disruptive innovation. Disruptive HR. And of course, the always popular, disruptive behavior disorders. Unfortunately, it seems like we’re seeing a lot of that one now. I’ve always maintained that many organizations look for that next shiny object or trend […]
Read MoreWhat happened when managers didn’t communicate? Productivity dropped 75% from 4.8 hours/day to 1.2 hours/day Social chat and gossip increased more than 100% from 1.5 hours/day to 3.2 hours/day Shocking, isn’t it? But hold on to your hat… Those are stats from a 1997 study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 20 Years Ago! The […]
Read MoreThere are thousands – maybe millions, of opinions, books and white-papers about leadership. Yet often, traditional resources rinse and repeat the same old concepts. I like to look to disparate sources for new insights on a topic. Animal Medicine. According to Jamie Sams and David Carson The Discovery of Power Through the Ways Of Animals, […]
Read MoreThere was a robust response to my last blog Re-inventing and Re-defining after Age 50 and, as promised, here is Part 2 with more questions and responses that were submitted on the topic. But before I do that – I have a retraction. The local chapter of International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) had asked me […]
Read MoreHave you noticed that many people are experiencing a level of restlessness, edginess, weariness at work? Maybe it’s political campaign fatigue. But I began to think that people might be missing or seeking a deeper sense of hope or inspiration. Maybe it’s both. But what’s the difference? Hope and Inspiration My trusty Webster’s dictionary says […]
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