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Overcoming Workplace Dysfunction
Every disease has a beginning, a place or a point in the body where it started. The same is true for dysfunction. It does not happen overnight. A typical work unit moves through four stages on its way to becoming dysfunctional. Some may reach Stages I and II and remain there during a period of […]
Setting The Stage For Succession Planning: Part 2
(Continued from Part 1) As the SPT will soon discover succession planning facilitates long-term commitment of key employees, which is beneficial to both the individuals and the company. Those employees with high potential selected for development are motivated to go the extra mile and stick around longer with the understanding that they have a future […]
The Great American Dilemma
The purpose of forming a corporation is to create a place where individuals can achieve collectively what they cannot accomplish alone. Sadly, and alarmingly, this is not happening in America today; at least, not to the extent that it needs to happen for our country to remain globally competitive. And that’s not all. There’s an […]
Gender Collaboration Reduces Rejection
In her bestseller Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO, encouraged women to take a seat at the conference table as participants rather than sit around the outside as observers. Great advice, except for one historical impediment: Women find sitting at the table with men, to be a risky undertaking because they risk being ignored, talked down […]
Creating A Place Where Doers Prosper
The need to engage Doers in organizational decision making and problem solving is highlighted by the findings of a nine-year study by a Stanford research team headed by professor Jim Collins that analyzed 20,400 companies and identified only seven that have what it takes to succeed in tumultuous times. The first step toward a becoming […]
How Followers Feel When They Fall Behind
Performance-challenged employees will typically band together in opposition to the need for improvement. They are also the first to point out even the smallest faults of their performance-minded teammates whenever the need for change is mentioned. Fearing the loss of status, they view progress as a threat to their longevity. Because the low producers have […]
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