Change Management Needs External Focus (Sat Dec 10th, 2005 12:10:55 PM, by R.G Srinivasan.) Poor managerial performance is viewed more as structural rather
than market factors. The mantra of the managements for
increasing efficiencies and profitability is more often than not
structural adjustments within the organization.
Structural adjust...
Four Reasons to Set Group Goals Collaboratively (Sat Dec 10th, 2005 12:10:55 PM, by Kevin Eikenberry) One of the tasks that come with being a leader is setting goals.
Goals for ourselves, to be sure, but often we need set goals for
our groups/teams or the larger organization. While we may
instinctively know that we should include people in the creation...
Eight Ways to Generate More Ideas in Groups (Sat Dec 10th, 2005 12:10:55 PM, by Kevin Eikenberry) The scene is repeated in meeting rooms around the world every
day. A problem has been identified and a group has gathered to
solve the problem. When ideas are needed, the group decides to
brainstorm. And all too often this exercise leads to a short
li...
Five Reasons to Bring your Heart to Work (Sat Dec 10th, 2005 12:10:54 PM, by Kevin Eikenberry) Take a minute right now. Get yourself a sheet of paper and a
pencil or pen.
Yes, do this right now before you read on.
Then draw a tree. When you have finished your tree, you can read
further.
Having done this with groups before I can tell you ...
The Pygmalion Effect (Sat Dec 10th, 2005 12:10:54 PM, by Eric Garner) A team does as well as you and the team think they can.
This idea is known as "the self-fulfilling prophecy". When you
believe the team will perform well, in some strange, magical way
they do. And similarly, when you believe they won't perform
well,...
The Passive, Inwardly Focused Organization (Sat Dec 10th, 2005 12:10:54 PM, by Mike Beitler) In a recent Harvard Business Review (HBR) article the three
authors (Neilson, Pasternack, and Van Nuys) described what they
called the "Passive-Aggressive Organization." While we are all
familiar with the concept of the passive-aggressive individual,
...
Using a Job Search Site Makes Job Finding Effortless (Sat Dec 10th, 2005 12:10:54 PM, by David Arnold Livingston) In this era of technology and the World Wide Web, everything can
be done over the Internet, from virtual shopping to chatting
with people across a thousand miles. One of the activities that
has already become a standard is online job application. This
...
Why Can't We all Just Get Along? (Sat Dec 10th, 2005 12:10:54 PM, by David Snape) It seems that there must be some fundamental problem with human
communication. Wherever you turn it is not hard to find people
having an argument, a conflict or one person angry or frustrated
with another for some reason. But why is it like that?
I...
5 Steps you can take to Get Paid! (Sat Dec 10th, 2005 12:10:54 PM, by Michelle Dunn) There are always some companies that have past due invoices and
can't seem to get them paid. They might be quietly waiting to
get paid not wanting to contact the client for fear of appearing
"desperate". Sometimes a big part of the problem is no respon...
The Enemy is Out There - Learning Disability #2 (Sat Dec 10th, 2005 12:10:54 PM, by Graeme Nichol, MBA) This is my second article of a series, based on the seven
learning disabilities identified by Peter Senge in his book 'The
Fifth Discipline.'
An organization's success is usually limited due to the learning
disabilities found within it. These learn...