Thoughts on people, teams, organizations, communities, effectiveness and success
Just as in sports, some people in business seem to have the knack – and luck – of being in the right place at the right time. But how do they do it, and what can you learn from them that can work for you?
Here are six things you can do to raise your discovery profile:
1. Do great work.… Read the rest
Burning Man , that once a year event around the US Labor Day holiday where 50,000 mostly strangers set up an instant community in the Black Rock Desert area of northeastern Nevada evokes a couple, at least, of reactions.
For people from the North American Pacific West, it’s another mostly ho-hum event in which people learn, laugh, love, work, and have fun.… Read the rest
You have a testing problem – you probably just don’t know it.
As noted earlier [here , here and here ], the use of psychological and personality tests to make hiring and promotion decisions is on the uptick. With the recent US Supreme Court Ricci vs. Stefano decision, any number of ill-advised HR types will likely increase the use of these tests.… Read the rest
The note from my cycling friend began:
“Hi Mike
Part of my problem is that I’ve never fired (or even broken up) with anybody.
Could you call me at your convenience – perhaps this afternoon? I can’t remember some of your keywords/points.
I would love if somebody could do this 4 me.”
Firing people from their jobs should be hard.… Read the rest
Good corporate leadership team group facilitation is like birthing babies: it helps to have lots of experience under your belt to do it well. Not unlike executive coaching, gray hairs and the experience that came with them helps too.
The twists and turns that are sometimes surprises in leadership team work are less so in the hands of a seasoned pro – they’re simply elements of larger script that are well known by someone who has seen them countless times before and knows how to handle them. … Read the rest
It might be nice if you found a job that lasted you for the rest of your life. It’s unlikely to happen –
even if you’re in a profession like a teacher of doctor – and even less likely for anyone who holds what we think of as a “regular” job.
The reality, as career guru Richard Nelson Bolles has said, “is that every job has turned into a temp job — whether people are conscious of that or not.… Read the rest