Three Organization Design Principles – Why Engagement Sits at about 20 Percent
By Michelle Malay Carter on May 28, 2008
Organizational Engineering At PeopleFit, we consider ourselves organizational engineers.? Meaning, we use scientific knowledge and natural laws in order to design and implement structures, systems, and processes that realize a desired objective and meet specified criteria – i.e. we design requisite leadership systems which produce work enabling organizations rooted in trust, fairness, and accountability. It’s […]
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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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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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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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A Daily Prescription for Attitude Problems – A Friday Funny
By Michelle Malay Carter on April 24, 2008
If your micro-manager suddenly volunteers to bring you coffee in the morning, you might want to check the bottom of the cup for sarcasma residue. Like the can’t-sit-still children waiting for their ritalin outside the school nurse’s door, can’t you see the unruly corporate under-employed being lined up to have their daily sarcasma pill administered […]
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Adaptive Path At Destiny’s Door
By Michelle Malay Carter on April 18, 2008
During my typical morning internet surfing, my circuitous route led me to this CEO job opening announcement at Adaptive Path.? Love the?name. ?After reading their website, I’m sure my management consulting firm, PeopleFit, could benefit from their” finding-your-market” and product design services.?? I still don’t fully understand what they do, but they seem hip, savvy, […]
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The Bookshelf Doth Mocketh
By Michelle Malay Carter on April 15, 2008
I’ve been tagged by Jim Stroup at Managing Leadership. The Assignment My assignment is to post sentences 6 – 8 on page 123 of a book that I am reading, list books yet to be read on my bookshelf, and pass the tag along. Truth be told, I’m not currently reading any books as I […]
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Can We Really Be Anything We Want to Be?
By Michelle Malay Carter on April 13, 2008
A quote on David Zinger’s blog got me thinking. Ninety percent of the world?s woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves ~ Sydney J. Harris Is this because self discovery is […]
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Requisite Organization Training Course – June 4 – Raleigh-Durham, NC, USA
By Michelle Malay Carter on April 9, 2008
Now that I’ve bashed training as nothing more than lipstick on a pig, I thought I’d offer some. Quite a bit of what I write and rant is rooted in Elliott Jaques’ meta-model, Requisite Organization. On June 4, I’ll be leading a short course on some of the basics of the model and their implications […]
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