Where is the Leadership Wisdom? Hiding with Waldo

By Michelle Malay Carter on October 15, 2008 

Have you played the game, Where’s Waldo?? The point is to search an incredibly cluttered image and isolate Waldo, who is hiding amongst the debris.?Can you find Waldo in the image to the left? We Don’t Need More.? We Need Discernment When it comes to leadership wisdom, it’s a little like Where’s Waldo.? There is […]

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When the Student is Ready, the Management Consultant will Appear

By Michelle Malay Carter on October 13, 2008 

How often do consultants get paid not to do the client’s work but rather?to act more like athletic coaches?? Coaches get to know their players and their competition.? They help clients build a repertoire of knowledge and skills and then lie-in-wait in order to?suggest the right context within which to use those skills. What is […]

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Office Policies Straight Off the HR Press – A Friday Funny

By Michelle Malay Carter on September 19, 2008 

Since I’ve been picking on HR all week…? Bonus Question:? What values?do these office policies?telegraph? Dear Valued Employees: New Office Policies – Effective Immediately Dress Code: You are advised to come to work dressed according to your salary. -If we see you wearing Prada shoes and carrying a Gucci bag, we will assume you are […]

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When is Fraud OK? Ask HR

By Michelle Malay Carter on September 17, 2008 

I’m picking on HR this week to make a point about the general lack of systems thinking within organizations, most particularly in the area of “people systems”. Executive Ignorance is Costly As I’ve stated before, I think the tarnished reputation of?Human Resources?is a result of a lack of collective consciousness on the part of executive […]

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Performance Evaluations, Rating Scales, and Fraud

By Michelle Malay Carter on September 15, 2008 

Here is yet another real-life example of how performance evaluations can be a sham and?often do more harm than good. The Background My overqualified friend began a new job as a paralegal within a corporate law department several months ago.? Her manager was new to the corporate law environment as well, having come from a […]

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Which Woman Would You Hire? – A Friday Funny

By Michelle Malay Carter on September 12, 2008 

I know when assessing candidates, we are supposed to be able to be “objective” and not let outward appearance influence hiring decisions.? Is that humanly possible?? Should the way one presents him/herself have a bearing on their suitability? Which woman would you prefer to be your management consultant?? Why? Have some fun Yearbooking Yourself by […]

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The Lowest Hanging Fruit in Managerial Leadership – Effective Task Assignment

By Michelle Malay Carter on August 25, 2008 

With all the curriculum out there -?from supervisory training to MBAs to leadership courses, you would think that?effective task assignment?techniques would be at the top of the list.? My experience is that it is not.? Managers I’ve met have usually had?more Myers Briggs training than they have effective task assignment training. What does an effective […]

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Web 2.0 is a Business Initiative, Not an IT Initiative

By Michelle Malay Carter on August 12, 2008 

I often find myself underwhelmed by survey results, responding to survey result reports?with the thought,?well duh!, rather than ah-ha!? You? McKinsey’s latest, Building the Web 2.0 Enterprise: McKinsey Global Survey Results, had a few well duh’s for me as well.? I thought I’d share. “A higher level of usage is found at companies that encourage […]

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Separating Observation from Evaluation

By Michelle Malay Carter on July 30, 2008 

I’m reading NonViolent Communication, A Language of Life by Marshall B. Rosenberg.? Although I am not all the way through it, I am riveted by its content.? I may share more from the book?in the future, but I wanted to start by offering some passages from the book regarding separating observation for evaluation. “Most of […]

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Executives are Spiritual Stewards – Help Me Build a Collective Understanding

By Michelle Malay Carter on July 28, 2008 

Do executives understand their role as spiritual stewards?? I would love to build a collective understanding around this idea, and I invite you to pass this idea along. Work is a psychological imperative for humans, and all work is creative as it requires discretion and judgment. Therefore, work has the potential to be a noble, […]

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