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My first work assignment was in the Marketing Department of a small book publisher. I reported to a manager who provided training and direction, delegated assignments, and rated my performance. Others in my department and I met with our manager on a regular basis about issues in the department, mostly getting information from the manager [...]
Read the Full Article →I’ve heard arguments that strategic planning is a waste of time. These arguments often begin “Our executive leadership drafted a plan, but it didn’t get off the shelf. It was never implemented. So why do we need to spend time on something that we don’t use?” I disagree that strategic planning is a waste of time. [...]
Read the Full Article →Feeling stuck in place? I recently saw a PBS NOVA special about a fossil dig at what was once a prehistoric lake in Snowmass, Colorado. Researchers have uncovered a huge collection of bones, many of them mastodons. They appear to have died at the same time, and the evidence is pointing to an earthquake that [...]
Read the Full Article →Change brings about challenges in every step of the change process, from the initial groundwork and planning to the execution. Hundreds of decisions are made, conflicts are resolved, consensus is gained, deadlines loom, tradeoffs are considered, presentations made, risks evaluated. One of the biggest challenges is to find or build true champions for the change—team [...]
Read the Full Article →Are some of your days packed with meetings? Many of them back to back? Do you feel frantic as you rush from one place to another, arriving apologetic, with papers flying? If someone asked you at the end of the day what you accomplished, are you likely to say, “I just had meetings all day. [...]
Read the Full Article →The question came up the other day, “What are an organization’s core values?” This led me to the work of Jim Collins, author of From Good to Great. I got a deeper understanding of core values and why it matters to identify them. Here is what I learned: They are the heart of what an [...]
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