Thoughts on people, teams, organizations, communities, effectiveness and success
There are clients you love, clients you hate, clients you wish you had, and clients you wish you’d lose.
But are there clients you should fire?
That’s the crux of the news that Facebook axed a contract yoga teacher because she had the temerity to “give a woman using a cell phone in the front row in the middle of class a disapproving look.… Read the rest
Indian grandmothers, perhaps the same ones that shared my Cathay Pacific red-eye from Hong Kong earlier that day, dotted the crowd helping out with their grandkids.
Rachel Herbert, successful entrepreneur and owner of three hit restaurants (all three parks + dogs with Dolores Park Cafe, Duboce Park Cafe, and Precita Park Cafe) was doing her part collecting donations as a volunteer, working the crowd of several thousand before showtime hit.… Read the rest
You’ll recall that Thompson replaced Carol Bartz several months ago. Bartz was fired via a phone call from Yahoo’s chairman. Candor and accuracy was and is never an issue with Bartz, something that probably did not advance her career with the Yahoo board.
Most companies and many other organizations sweat the details of how you do onboarding – also known as new employee orientation. With the bounce rate (who gets fired or leaves, who stays) at around 40% at 18 months for execs hired from the outside it makes sense to pay attention to getting people traction early and fast.
Great idea, but there’s one small flaw; effective onboarding for a new hire starts even before that new hire walks through the door.… Read the rest
There’s a problem or two with diversity and inclusion efforts.
It’s just not the one(s) you probably think.
Similar to the efforts to increase employee engagement – if you can just win the hearts and minds of employees they’ll be more productive, have less turnover, and engender greater customer satisfaction – inclusion and diversity efforts in some organizations struggle with the proper effective positioning (think marketing) and the changed culture required to be effective.
There is no place like home. And when you want a break, sometimes there is no place like home alone.
Even with just my spouse, our engaging 9-year old son and one spunky canine pup at home, it can be a relief to have two out of the first three leave town so you have a break for yourself. When the ask – “Do you mind if we run up to Sugar Bowl for the last weekend of skiing?”… Read the rest