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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Credit Seekers
My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition. Indira … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Organizations, Performance
Tagged performance, recognition, stealing credit
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Overcoming the Life Cycle
More than a decade ago, there was a commercial that showed a boy becoming a teenager going off to school who becomes a man dressed for his job in a suit before finally transforming into an older man in a … Continue reading
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Tagged employees, life cycle, organizations, teams
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Mastery and Performance
I recently read a biographic summary of the development of various sports stars from their childhood until their retirement. There were more than a few inspirational stories of athletes who came from humble beginnings to attain greatness. About half way … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Leadership, Organizations, Performance
Tagged full competence, mastery, performance, performance uniformity, talent
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Organizational Effectiveness: Talent Management
We are all in the people business. Several years ago I worked with a group of managers to develop new methods of managing their talent. After a few minutes of discussion, a high level manager raised his hand and said … Continue reading
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Tagged organizational effectiveness, talent, talent management
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Organizational Effectiveness: Communication
How many times have you heard “just because you can talk does not mean you can communicate?” Early in my career I worked for a manager that loved this expression. As a junior level employee, I would find that I … Continue reading
Organizational Effectiveness: Leadership
An organization cannot be successful without leadership. Regardless of personality, background, or education, employees desire effective leadership to inspire, motivate, and provide role models for them. A successful leader has the tools and motivation skills to accomplish great things through … Continue reading
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Tagged leadership, organizational culture, organizational effectiveness
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Organizational Effectiveness: Performance
Most of us discuss some form of performance on a regular basis. When we talk about our automobiles, sports teams, or even retirement accounts, performance forms the basis of the conversation. In our minds, there is typically a standard we … Continue reading
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Tagged organizational effectiveness, organizational performance, performance
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Organizational Effectiveness: Strategy
Some of you may have shared the fun I did as a teenager of just driving for the sake of driving. Many times my friends and I had nowhere in particular to go, but we would all pile into a … Continue reading
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Tagged effectiveness, performance, strategy, strategy development, strategy formation
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