Protecting High Potentials from Themselves

By Michelle Malay Carter on September 29, 2007 

After having to terminate a young, high potential for quasi-illegal activity in a highly regulated industry, a client of ours offered the following metaphor. There are hot stove assignments, and there are playing in traffic assignments.? Young, high potentials should be given hot stove assignments.? They touch the stove; they feel the heat; but they […]

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Is Micromanagement Inherent or Contexual?

By Michelle Malay Carter on September 27, 2007 

Chuck at I Hate Your Job had this to say about micromanagement: Have you ever stopped to consider why some bosses seem to be in love with micromanaging their employees? If so, then here?s your answer: They are incapable of managing in any other way. I offer that one person’s micromanager is another’s dream boss. […]

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Equipping Managers with Management Technology

By Michelle Malay Carter on September 23, 2007 

Computer technology has long since left the hands of specialists and has been placed in the hands of the users. The days of the “typing pool” are gone. Could you imagine having to track down a specialist every time you needed to type an email, build a spreadsheet, or create a presentation? So why do […]

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