The Chicken-Egg, HR “Seat at the the Table” Argument
By Michelle Malay Carter on May 19, 2008
Regarding the long-suffering demand that HR be granted a seat at the table, I’d like to address this issue using my work levels goggles.? Is it really about HR needing to acquire this competency or that competency, or is it about organizational structure? I’m Talking About a Strategy Table If we assume that “the table” […]
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Five Degrees of Separation – A Friday Funny
By Michelle Malay Carter on May 16, 2008
An oldie but goodie for this graduation season: –A graduate with a Science degree asks, “Why does it work?” –A graduate with an Engineering degree asks, “How does it work?” –A graduate with an Accounting degree asks, “How much will it cost?” –A graduate with a Law degree asks, “Are you sure beyond a reasonable […]
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Positive Manifestations of Overhiring and Underutilization
By Michelle Malay Carter on May 14, 2008
Last week, I asked you how you channeled your cognitive surplus. One reader responded by saying that she created and carried out extra work. This is a fabulous thing for an employee to do. However, when you have people mismatched to roles, dysfunction can strike as quickly as the paparazzi on Britney Spears. Two examples […]
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When To Overhire – An Exception to My Rule
By Michelle Malay Carter on May 12, 2008
Talent Pipeline Development My posts last week on over hiring stirred many comments. Thank you! Bloggers love comments. And you, my astute readers, sniffed out the one instance when you might choose to over hire – when you are preparing for growth. A Conscious Choice not an Ignorant One However, overhiring as a conscious choice […]
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Requisite Organization Training Course – June 4 – Raleigh-Durham, NC, USA
By Michelle Malay Carter on May 11, 2008
Still a few seats left… Who and What Will Work, When, and Why: Using a Requisite Model to Enable Effectiveness and Engagement June 4, 2008 Regus Corporate Center, Meridian Parkway, Durham 8:30 am – 11:30 $150 – Click to Register and Pay Online-Scroll to Bottom of Page Many mainstream management models focus on fixing individual […]
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What to Do with Our Cognitive Surplus? A Friday Funny
By Michelle Malay Carter on May 8, 2008
Paul Hebert at Fistful of Talent does a nice job of summarizing the issue of “cognitive surplus” that he ran across on Barry L. Ritholtz’s The Big Picture blog.? One in Five Employees is Underutilized These ideas line up nicely with my posts this week and our research that says 1 in 5 employees is […]
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Hiring Advice for Seth Godin – Beware of Six Month Syndrome
By Michelle Malay Carter on May 8, 2008
Working Interviews Kris Dunn at HR Capitalist resurfaced an idea put forth by Seth Godin a while back – when interviewing a candidate, rather than chatting, you should make them work. Copywriters should copywrite. Widget designers should design widgets. A Good Idea – With a Caveat, Hirer Beware I have no problem with this, and […]
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Hiring Star Performers Can Be a Mistake – The Dangers of Overhiring
By Michelle Malay Carter on May 7, 2008
With all the buzz about hiring the best and the brightest, few people talk about the downside of overhiring. Overhiring Trumps Underhiring Our data shows one in five people is in a role that does not tap their full capacity, i.e. they’ve been overhired in a role. In contrast, only 15% are slotted in roles […]
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If You’re Happy and You Know It, Will It Last?
By Michelle Malay Carter on May 5, 2008
I’m finally reading Upping The Downside. The first half of the book features articles by a variety of authors. At least two discuss the concept of feel-good happiness versus values-based happiness as coined by Dr. Steven Reiss. Feel-Good Happiness Americans consume as a means of chasing feel-good happiness like a drug addict desperate to score […]
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So Just What is a Democratic Workplace?
By Michelle Malay Carter on April 29, 2008
Competitive Elections and Majority Rule? I’ve been pondering this for a while. I looked up the definition of democracy on wikipedia, and unfortunately, there is no three sentence definition. However, it states, that competitive elections is the most common thread. Additionally, majority rule is the next usual predominant feature. (FYI – The USA is a […]
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