Intuiting Work Levels – Justin Foster’s Strategy Hierarchy
By Michelle Malay Carter on June 3, 2008
Jamie Notter mentioned coming upon Justin Foster’s idea of Strategy Hierarchy.? Justin does a great job of describing work levels 5, 4, and 3. Here’s Justin’s description: Vision – Develop the simple idea. This is very likely the original reason a venture or effort was started. In addition, the Vision is the picture of success […]
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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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Insightory – A Management Information Repository
By Michelle Malay Carter on May 27, 2008
If you haven’t stumbled upon it yet, you should check out Insightory. It’s a platform for management professionals, academicians and graduate business students to share their knowledge and insights with the corporate world, solve management issues collaboratively, and network with peers who have similar professional interests. Their goal is to do for management knowledge what […]
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The Dangers of Promoting from Within – Avoid “Right Place at the Right Time” Promotions
By Michelle Malay Carter on May 21, 2008
It’s a noble thing when organizations strive to promote from within, but this can really become a mess during times of explosive growth. HR’s Image Problem May Be Rooted in Promoting From Within In my last post, I eluded to the fact that this happens in HR quite frequently, and this may be why HR […]
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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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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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Cognitive Surplus Gone Bad at San Diego State
By Michelle Malay Carter on May 13, 2008
I guess the demands of the college life and fraternity membership aren’t enough to keep all students occupied. High cognitive capacity + Character issues = Trouble Undercover agents busted 128 suspected drug dealers at San Diego State University last week. Even Criminals Use Work Levels During the investigation, agents posing as students found their way […]
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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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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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