Leaders at the top of the organization are accountable to deliver results. Some leaders believe results come from questioning others. Leadership …
Engagement needs both context and perspective
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet … “, iambic pentameter aside, I appreciate Mr. Shakespeare’s point.
However, when I look at a word that is recently trending in a lot of companies and organizations, a word such as … oh, engagement, it seems to stink of some fetid cesspool, not quite the rose implied.
The value of context relies on engagement. Context without perspective is an allusion. Without context what is said rarely meets what is delivered.
Fistful of beans 08/24/2011
Three of things I’ve seen, read, or thought might seed results: 1. Bored People Quit — Rands in Response blog People …
The final frontier of competitive advantage
If your company and my company recruit the same person and your company can not motivate that person, but my company can keep that person motivated: I win.
I’ll take an employee with half the technical skills who is motivated, over an employee with more technical skills who is unmotivated. We maximize resources to survive and motivation management is resources management.
If your company and my company need a series of projects to roll out a new strategic plan and your company can not deliver on those projects, but my company can: I win.
Fistful of beans 04/20/2011
5 things I’ve seen, read, or thought might seed results: 1. Scrap Learning and Manager Engagement — CLO Magazine Most organizations overlook an …
Fistful of beans 04/13/2011
Four things I’ve seen, read, or thought might seed results: 1. Managing the Motivation Equation — Chief Learning Officer Leveraging motivation theory …
Fistful of beans 03/23/2011
Four things I’ve seen, read, or thought might seed results: 1. Talent Does Not Live by Technology Alone — WriteforHR Globalized competition …
In review: Motivation management is resource management
January 2011 in review. A roundup of blogs from the previous month: Motivation management is resource management — Leaders, managers, and …
Motivation management is resource management
In this age of cheaper-faster-better resource management is critical to organization survival. The resource that poses the biggest organization management challenge, …
Fistful of beans 12/15/2010
Five things I’ve seen, read, or thought might seed results: 1. Twitter for Talent — Talent Management Magazine A great take on social …
Your star performer creates employee resentment
At school, model students can shine above the rest. Held as scholarly exemplars, with honor society and class rank to herald their …
The key to change is circular reasoning
Organization change is the key to innovation. So, no change, no innovation. Or is it no innovation, no change? Well, change …