All Things Related to management
07.22.2008
As I muddle my way back into blogging shape, Sam Decker gives me a fantastic way to return. Today, he writes about what makes the 5 Stars of a “Rockstar” Employee. If you’re a hiring manager, you’ll want to read this because with each star Sam offers interview ideas for determining whether the guy or [...]
06.09.2008
Before diving into the idea of hidden talent, we should take a step back and examine the current understanding of talent. Before 1997, the concept of talent was pretty much exclusive to the entertainment industry. That changed when McKinsey published their seminal study called The War for Talent. Whether or not you buy into whether [...]
05.27.2008
Last week, Scott Allen turned me on to the concept of Socialutions. At the heart of this idea is that no new business solution can take root inside an organization until the correlating out-dated ideas, mindsets, and operating methods are weeded out. Now you may be thinking to yourself, “But Chris, this is nothing new…this [...]
05.22.2008
Managers, when it comes to your employees where does professional development rank in your list of priorities? A. It’s vitally important and I discuss it frequently B. It’s important but don’t talk about it much C. It’s not important – or – there are more important things to focus on If you answered ‘A’ above…congratulations! [...]
05.08.2008
Over at Mission Minded Management, Michelle Malay Carter asks whether hiring star performers can be a mistake. At the heart of the question is the danger of hiring someone who is overqualified per the job role (as well as underqualified): Our data shows one in five people is in a role that does not tap [...]
04.09.2008
Want to know the power of a system? Consider this…if you place a good manager within a bad system, they will founder nine times out of ten. Same goes for individuals; a bad system will dilute a superstar employee’s potential. Yet, how many times are we willing to give up on, demote, or release an [...]
04.04.2008
Right now, my new faddish pastime is LinkedIn Answers (I’m a renaissance soul so give it a couple of weeks…it’s likely to change). I dig how some fairly simple questions can generate some interestingly diverse opinions. I’ve been posting some questions and receiving some responses that I’ll likely incorporate into upcoming blogposts. Recently, someone asked [...]
03.31.2008
Are you someone who sees the status quo inside your business and has an overwhelming desire to shake things up? Do you get frustrated by the often glacial pace of change and feel the need to speed it up? Do you exhibit a relentless and courageous ability to point out elephants of all sizes lurking [...]
03.27.2008
A little while back at the Employee Engagement Network, David Zinger posed a question to the group about important engagement statistics. He writes: In an interview about the book StrengthsFinder 2.0 for the Gallup Management Journal, Tom Rath discussed the strong link between a leader’s focus and employee engagement. Here were the 3 powerful conclusions [...]
02.18.2008
At first, I was just going to make a short comment at Ben Martin’s blog on his latest post concerning organizations and branding. Yet, the more I thought about it and started writing I realized this is a blog post in its own right. Putting aside the dialogue on marketing, the central theme of the [...]
