Duress vs Success in Engaging People to Achieve Strategic Change
Over the last twenty years, my organization has had numerous opportunities to watch and participate in change efforts that have engaged the hearts and minds of people...
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10 Tips from the Business Heretic’s Handbook
What, you didn’t know there was a handbook for business heretics? Oh. How awkward that nobody told you. Well, let’s rectify that now, starting with this post. Here are...
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Reality Check – Are You Ready For Your Future?
Moving out of the endless search for the familiar past and bellying-up to meeting the challenges of the new workplace is as much a mind-shift as it is a reality-check...
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It’s Not Just Generation Y Experiencing Feedback Deprivation
I am a Boomer. Like me, you’ve probably read articles, books and news reports about the differences between Generation Y – the Millennials – from all the rest of us....
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Use Non-Stick Labels in the Workplace
Like it or not, we all get labeled. We are the early one in, or the last to leave. We are the most organized, or most messy. We always get our work done on time, or a...
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Those Who CAN Do, Teach
Two years ago, I left the for-profit sector to teach business full-time at a university. Since making that shift, I’ve heard a certain cliché more times than I can...
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“I’m Afraid That’s Impossible”… Should Be Made Impossible
To riff on the Billy Shakespeare’s quote, “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the bureaucrats.” I do find that sentiment funny, though I don’t subscribe to such a...
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We the Owners
Not long ago, my friend James decided to sell his software company and retire (young) to Naples, FL. That’s nothing new; the event alone certainly doesn’t deserve a...
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People Are Not Resources
Wheezing from exhaustion is the outdated view that people are resources. The prevailing view of people is one rooted in finances. Resources – money, stocks and...
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Too Many Chiefs: Are Companies Drowning in a Sea of “C”s?
Executive, Finance, Information, Marketing, Operating, Customer, Collaboration, People, Learning, Data, Analytics, Linguistics, Community, Innovation, Creative, Staff,...
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There Is No TEAM Without “I”
I crack up every time I hear the old saw, “There is no ‘I’ in ‘Team’.” Really, coach? You got that exactly wrong. Go hit the showers! The team and I have to talk. Any...
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The Container Store: A Culture Organized for Inspired Employees
“From Day 1 I felt valued, empowered and trusted.” This is a pretty impactful statement for any employee to make. However when you consider that this is the reflection...
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