Crushing Organization Challenges
We know words can intimidate; but, this is especially so for words we don’t know. And that’s where the opportunity exists. It gives rise to an industry of people making a living using the latest terms we either don’t know, or terms we pretend to know to avoid seeming to be the ignorant person inContinue reading “Buzz Word Compliance”
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The monitor display on my computer suffered from overscan. That is, the image on the display was slightly larger than the screen. The edges of the picture were lost. Consequently, I could not see the menu bar. No problem, I’m tech savvy. I can figure this out. An hour later… After consulting various support sitesContinue reading “The Fundamental Thing Omitted”
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Years ago, I worked for a company president who recently read the latest management book. It was about Participatory Management. That’s where employees at all levels participate in decision-making. To be sure, engaging employees in their work is commendable. But this went to an extreme. First, with the stroke of his pen, the president didContinue reading “Flavor of the Day Management”
I’ve collected some quotes over the years that I want to share. I must first say that because I have quoted someone, it does not mean I approve of everything they may have said or done. I’m sure some here are anarchists, socialists, and radicals of different sorts. That doesn’t mean they never had anythingContinue reading “Inspiring Quotes”
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I asked this to my management team during one of those biannual “who are we?” and “what do we do?” existential strategic planning meetings. My own conclusion is “no”, a company cannot have a soul. It’s not human; but certainly the people inside do have souls. So, maybe the soul of the company is theContinue reading “Can a company have a soul?”
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