How To Have Employees Experience their Manager As A Leader – A Design and Screening Solution
By Michelle Malay Carter on June 10, 2009
My last post?had the word impotent in it twice, so those who read my posts via email may have had the post hijacked by a spam filter.? Additionally, because my last post was so long, I am?repeating the end of my last post under a new title with one new context setting introductory paragraph. Managers […]
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Appropriate Focus? – A Friday Funny
By Michelle Malay Carter on June 5, 2009
A while back I wrote a poem about focusing upon the right things.? This sign reminded me of that poem.? (Be sure to squint read the fine print.)? The sign is for your Friday funny pleasure.? I was serious when I wrote the poem. I’m OK.? You’re OK.? Let’s fix the system. Seek and Ye […]
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Hate Your “Boss on Paper” but Receive Leadership Elsewhere?
By Michelle Malay Carter on May 26, 2009
Too Many Managerial Layers Bogs Down the Work Having too many reporting layers in an organization creates frustration and slows decisions and communication down.? It impedes work.? Considering that humans are wired to work, they get cranky when their work is impeded. Best Intentions Does Not Always Equal Best Practices Organizations often add management layers […]
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Requisite Organization Design – Flat Ain’t All That, but Neither is Fat
By Michelle Malay Carter on April 29, 2009
A client who is undergoing a Requisite Organization implementation received the following question from an employee, and I helped craft a response which you can read below.? They modified my suggested response before diseminating, and I added the pithy subheads before posting this. With more companies moving away from hierarchy-type organizations, how is a deeply […]
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High Potential + Zero Opportunity = A Tragic Waste
By Michelle Malay Carter on April 22, 2009
On a similar note as my post, Cognitive Surplus Gone Bad at San Diego State, it turns out the surviving teenage Somali pirate was?not just a flunky, he was the ring leader.? According to the AP and the Fort Worth Star Telegram, “Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse grew up destitute in Somalia, the oldest of 12 children […]
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Stop the Vicious Cycle by Discovering — It’s Not All About You
By Michelle Malay Carter on April 15, 2009
To continue on my life lesson theme from my last post, Is the Story You Are Telling Yourself Helpful, today I want to point out that it’s not all about you! When we realize that people rarely do things “to us”, “at us”, “because of us”, but rather because of what is going on inside […]
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Rewarding OverPerformers with UnderPerformers’ Work – An Employee Engagement Buster
By Michelle Malay Carter on April 9, 2009
Ignoring NonPerformance You’ve seen it.? I’ve seen it.? I’ve lived it, and you probably have too.? Why is so pervasive?? Instead of addressing the issue of employees not performing in a role, managers simply give the nonperformers’ undone work to their outstanding performers. Why Not Take the Easy Way Out? Is it human nature?? Yes. […]
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Young, High Potential Leaders – Use Wait Time to Build Character
By Michelle Malay Carter on March 25, 2009
In terms of requisite cognitive capability, high potentials graduate from college with the ability to problem solve at work level 3 or 4.? Which loosely translates into a director or vice president type role within an organization.??I say?loosely because?we know without a collective understanding that a universal measurement system exists for work, titles are useless […]
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Why Can’t We Figure Out How to Select Leaders?
By Michelle Malay Carter on February 16, 2009
Jim Heskett at Harvard Business’ Working Knowledge has another question up for comments:? Why Can’t We Figure Out How to Select Leaders? My Answer is Simple It is because we don’t understand work or the variations in humans’ ability to perform work.? When we try to match leaders to jobs, we are like 18th century […]
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Poised to Fix the System – A Friday Funny
By Michelle Malay Carter on January 22, 2009
Now that system fixing is en vogue, system fixers are too.? They are being invited to all the big events.? Can?you spot your favorite executive leadership management consultant in the crowd??? Hint:?Look for the red arrow. I’m OK.? You’re OK.? Let’s fix the system. Thanks to MyInauguralPhoto.com
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