Human Resource Work Stratified by Requisite Work Levels

By Michelle Malay Carter on October 8, 2009 

I have a colleague who will be speaking to a society of Human Resource Professionals on the topic of work levels, and it’s meta model, Requisite Organization, developed by Elliott Jaques.? He asked me for help in developing?a hierarchy of typical work within a Human Resource function.? Requisite Work Levels Since work levels is a […]

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Mission Minded Management Turns Two – I’m OK. You’re OK. Let’s Fix the System.

By Michelle Malay Carter on September 25, 2009 

Turning two this week is Mission Minded Management, PeopleFit’s organization design,?executive leadership, and?operational management blog that draws its theory from the meta-model Requisite Organization and draws its contents from the author’s work and life experiences.? Thank you for your continued?support and readership.? Please send a link to a friend! Here were the most-read posts published […]

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Check Your Perceptions at the Door, If You Can – A Friday Fascinating

By Michelle Malay Carter on June 19, 2009 

Mission Minded Management is all about?debunking the widely held misconceptions that prevail about work, human capability, and what causes most dysfunction at work.? Hint:? I’m OK.? You’re OK.? Let’s fix the system. A few weeks back I wrote a post called, Is the Story You are Telling Yourself Helpful?,? and I’ve since?found?a video clip that […]

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Most Viewed, My Favorites – Mission Minded Management Turns One

By Michelle Malay Carter on September 22, 2008 

Mission Minded Management turns one today.?? Thank you for your readership, your support, comments, and link love! I thought I’d do a mini year in review with links to my top five viewed posts and some of my personal favorites. Most Viewed Posts I Didn’t Say You Stole My Money – Why You Should Deliver […]

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Distracted from the Mission – A Friday Funny

By Michelle Malay Carter on August 1, 2008 

How much time do you spend a work negotiating and renegotiating with peers and colleagues in order to get your work done?? What if we systematized specifying role relationship accountabilities and authorities into job descriptions, leaving the people free to do their work without the constant relationship strategizing? Defining Role Relationships For example:? A human […]

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Michelle Malay Carter Interview on the Epic Living Hour

By Michelle Malay Carter on June 23, 2008 

As promised, here is my Friday interview with Eric Pennington on his Epic Living Hour radio show. I’m OK.? You’re OK.? Let’s fix the system.

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Join Me at BlogTalkRadio’s The Epic Living Hour – Friday, June 20

By Michelle Malay Carter on June 18, 2008 

I’ll be a guest on Eric Pennington’s BlogTalkRadio show, The Epic Living?Hour.? Please join us Friday, June 20th, at 12:30 EDT. Click here to both set up an email reminder for yourself and?to listen live.? If you care to participate on Friday, you can in at +1 347 945 5139. If that time is not […]

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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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Blogwear from Social Media Butterfly

By Michelle Malay Carter on May 22, 2008 

Nathania Johnson, while with Bold Interactive, was instrumental in helping make Mission Minded Management a reality.? She has spread her wings and flown into new pursuits to include creating a line of Social Media Wear. Her line includes 11 themes.? My favorites are: Social Media Butterfly I Think, Therefore, I Blog Social Media Schmoozer She’s […]

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