| SOME THOUGHTS ON PERSONAL FEEDBACK | Author: Jim Clemmer
The major difference between the most and least successful executives is the latter's lack of awareness... Open article |
| HOW TO HELP CLIENTS END THE "POINTLESS, ENDLESS MEETING SYNDROME" | Author: Ken Karpay
As a consultant to executives in organizations large and small... Open article |
| LEADERSHIP DEFINED - Part II | Author: Bill Blades
Everyone knows that quality leadership is an important part of every successful business... Open article |
| LEADERSHIP DEFINED - Part I | Author: Bill Blades
Everyone knows that quality leadership is an important part of every successful business... Open article |
| SECRETS TO ORGANIZATIONAL GREATNESS | Author: Patricia McLagan
There is a lot of talk today about knowledge management for organizations... Open article |
| BRIDGING THE CREDIBILITY GAP | Author: Jim Clemmer
Too many managers have a giant credibility gap with the people they are charged with managing... Open article |
| THE PERILS OF BIAS | Author: Matthew May
One of my favorite Dilbert strips depicts a meeting in which a problem is presented and each attendee suggests a solution that just happens to match his or her personal... Open article |
| TRAINING FOR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT | Author: Dr. Max Garfinkle & Peter Duffield:
Jack Bowsher, the retired Director of Education External Programs for IBM... Open article |
| BEYOND MANIPULATING AND MOTIVATING TO LEADING AND INSPIRING | Author: Jim Clemmer
People do work for money – but they work even more for meaning in their lives.... Open article |
| CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING | Author: George Torok
Creative problem solving is an important skill for managers to help businesses survive and grow.... Open article |
| 6 WAYS TO UNLEASH INCREDIBLE CREATIVITY AND ENERGY IN ANY COMPANY | Author: Richard N. Knowles, Ph.D
Is your business a ‘living system’ or ‘machine?’... Open article |
| REDISCOVERING TIMELESS LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES | Author: Jim Clemmer
While interviewing the legendary Jack Nicklaus, a reporter once remarked, “Jack, you have had a spectacular career... Open article |
| CREATING AN INNOVATION CULTURE | Author: Debra M. Amidon
Creating the culture where knowledge is valued and shared effectively is one of the most difficult challenges faced by managers... Open article |
| WOMEN MEAN BUSINESS | Author: Judith Hoyt Pettigrew
When asked if he thought women would rise to power in his lifetime, Winston Churchill said, “When did they lose it?”... Open article |
| THE FIVE CRITICAL ELEMENTS DETERMINING BUSINESS POTENTIAL | Author: James Patton
Every business manager wants his business to grow and realize its potential... Open article |
| AUTHENTIC COMMUNICATION: DEALING WITH MOOSE-ON-THE-TABLE | Author: Jim Clemmer
Imagine a team meeting around a conference-room table. They are reviewing progress and making plans.... Open article |
| GETTING MORE FROM FEWER PEOPLE IN A DOWN ECONOMY | Author: Edward Lewellen
Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced in recent months... Open article |
| WHY CHANGE PROGRAMS FAIL | Author: George M. Smart Jr.
Like insatiable lovers, corporations can journey from one program to another, sometimes not even pausing to take an organizational breath.... Open article |
| THE NEW FRONTIER OF BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT | Authors:Jackie Messersmith and Ann Schrader
Over the last 8-10 years, many of us have read articles about the value of people and the knowledge they have,... Open article |
| INNER STRENGTH - NURTURING AND MONITORING PIVOTAL RELATIONSHIPS | Author: Michael J. Landa and Tom Davis
Organizations who are not “nurturing and monitoring pivotal relationships” are likely to have workforces operating at less than 50% of their capability... Open article |
| SOLVING THE RIGHT PROBLEM: USING METRICS EFFECTIVELY | Author: Jeanne Sawyer
The message was unmistakable. A senior executive of a large department store... Open article |
| INNOVATION: WHAT EVERY CEO SHOULD KNOW | Author: Barbara Amidon
From finance to IT, from R&D to sales, your organization is rich with ideas and expertise.... Open article |
| PATHWAYS TO PERFORMANCE | Author: Jim Clemmer
A leader may or may not be appointed to head a group or organization... Open article |
| CREATE HIGH PERFORMANCE WORK ENVIRONMENTS | Authors:Jackie Messersmith and Ann Schrader
What elements come to mind when designing or redesigning office space?... Open article |
| WISE MANAGERS TREAT LAYOFFS AS LAST RESORT | Author:Jim Clemmer
Despite all the trendy rhetoric about the importance of people... Open article |
| CHOICE, CLARITY, COMMITMENT, AND CHANGE | Author: Dr. Gary Lundquist
Four clusters of actions characterize business leadership.... Open article |
| LESSONS FROM SILICON VALLEY | Author: Don McDonald
The e-commerce phenomenon continues unabated, in spite of the current negative investment environment (a recent cover of Time Magazine dolefully announced the Death of the... Open article |
COURAGEOUS FOLLOWERS, COURAGEOUS LEADERS
NEW RELATIONSHIPS FOR LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE | Author: Ira Chaleff
How many times have you worked in an organization in which bright, mid-level managers were frustrated by the difficulty of influencing senior executives whose leadership style... Open article |
| VISIONARY'S DISEASE AND THE CEO | Author: George M. Smart Jr.
As consultants, we all know the value of vision. The Greek philosophers spoke about it.... Open article |
| NEW BUSINESS OR PRODUCT/SERVICE LAUNCH | Authors: Jamie Burton and Jim Stewart
The following are two short articles that may be of particular interest to managers/owners or small or medium sized business.... Open article |
| COMMITTED COMMUNICATION | Author: Robert W. Lauridsen Ph.D.
Have you ever wondered what you can do to get more done? To get your people to accept a commitment, follow through, complete their projects, and make decisions... Open article |
| TRAINING NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION - A key to higher performing organizations | Author: Peter Duffield
The past decade plus has seen a mushrooming of new or re-packaged management techniques. Indeed, high profile management consultants have attained near guru fame... Open article |
| EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION PRACTICES FOR MANAGING VIRTUAL TEAMS | Author: Dr. Jan M. Schmuckler
Can you build trust and respect when two team members are in Cupertino, one is in Austin, three are in Japan and one is on a 747 between Seattle and Taiwan? How do you... Open article |
| EARNING FOLLOWER TRUST AND CONFIDENCE | Author: Carl Welte
You cannot have leadership without followership. The essence of leadership is personal influence, as contrasted with position power. Position power is granted. It is a function... Open article |
| KNOW THY SELF AND THINE ENEMY – GAINING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE | Author: Jerry Tarasofsky
The modern business world is sometimes referred to as a “battleground” and this allusion is often entirely appropriate in our commercial environment. The enemy in this... Open article |
| A PARADIGM FOR CONTINUOUS ORGANIZATION RENEWAL [part 2of 2] | Author: Dr. Max Garfinkle & Peter Duffield:
In Part II, I will outline some of the key elements of a Capability Snapshot inquiry methodology and survey in order to gather information which will ans... Open article |
| A PARADIGM FOR CONTINUOUS ORGANIZATION RENEWAL [part 1of 2] | Author: Dr. Max Garfinkle:
The first generation instruments to help in organization renewal consisted of employee morale surveys, asking for opinions and attitudes about various working conditions.... Open article |
TRAINING FOR AN IDEAL-STRIVING ORGANIZATION
[Part 2 of 2] | Author: Dr. Max Garfinkle:
Some organizations predetermine training needs without verifying whether the training will improve the organization’s capabilities where most needed. This can arise when ... Open article |
AN IDEAL-STRIVING ORGANIZATION
[part 1 of 2] | Author: Dr. Max Garfinkle:
Continuous performance improvements, continuous human resource development, and continuous adaptation to changing situations characterize an ideal-striving organization.... Open article |
| SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER | Author: Dr. Max Garfinkle:
J.F.Kennedy stated that the enemy of truth is not the deliberate lie but the myth that no longer reflects reality. A company myth may be a belief that is built up more on... Open article |
| FIVE CORE COMPETENCIES | Author: Dr. Max Garfinkle:
Competence and talent are characteristics of individuals that enable these persons to succeed in their endeavors. Talent is a natural ability in a specialized area. Compe... Open article |
| BUILDING WISDOM INTO THE CULTURE | Author: Dr. Max Garfinkle:
The Oxford Dictionary defines wisdom as the capacity of judging rightly in matters relating to life and conduct. The essence of wisdom is soundness of judgment in the cho... Open article |
| INITIATING AN ORGANIZATION INQUIRY | Author: Dr. Max Garfinkle:
If you could have one wish granted, what would that wish be? The obvious and best answer is to wish that all your future wishes would come true.
If you could have your... Open article |
| DEVELOPING ‘MARKET FORESIGHT’ | Author: Dr. Max Garfinkle:
'Fortune favors a prepared mind.' Louis Pasteur is said to have coined this phrase in response to colleagues who were mocking his discovery of pasteurization as pure luck... Open article |
| IDENTIFYING STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES | Author: Dr. Max Garfinkle:
An opportunity doesn’t knock at the door and announce itself. Opportunities need to be recognized.
Managers have to be skilled in searching for strategic opportunitie... Open article |
| DISCUSSING ORGANIZATION STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES | Author: Dr. Max Garfinkle:
Self-evaluation is the breakfast of high-performing champions. Open dialogue is the lunch for agile management teams. An action map is the dinner for learning organizatio... Open article |
| MAKING SENSE OF SURPRISE RESULTS | Author: Dr. Max Garfinkle:
Surprise results drive personal learning. The way an individual makes sense of results that go counter to expectations determines that person’s ability to learn from expe... Open article |
| USING THE SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY | Author: Dr. Max Garfinkle:
In 1932 the American public lost faith in the ability of the banks to guarantee their deposits. People ran to the banks trying to get their money out before the banks bec... Open article |
| EDUCATING ORGANIZATION CHAMPIONS | Author: Dr. Max Garfinkle:
Organization champions create champion organizations. Employees and managers who are dedicated to the continuous improvement and renewal of their organization move that o... Open article |
| COMPETENCE-BASED CAPABILITIES; CAPABILITY-BASED STRATEGY | Author: Dr. Max Garfinkle:
Human Resource departments strive to link their programs to develop the competencies of their workforce to their company’s efforts to implement a strategy that achieves a... Open article |
| GAINING WORKFORCE COMMITMENT | Author: Dr. Max Garfinkle:
The future belongs to those managers who can change from boss to leader; to those work units that can perform as a team; and to those organizations that can create a lear... Open article |
