Tag Archives: Management

Curiosity Is as Important as Intelligence

https://hbr.org/2014/08/curiosity-is-as-important-as-intelligence/?utm_content=buffer31715&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer There are three key psychological qualities that enhance our ability to manage complexity: IQ (intellectual quotient), EQ (emotional quotient) and CQ (curiosity quotient). by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, an international authority on personality profiling, talent management, and people analytics. He is the CEO of Hogan … Continue reading

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Here’s Why So Many Good Employees Are Looking to Leave This Year

http://www.tlnt.com/2014/03/07/heres-why-so-many-talented-employees-are-looking-to-leave-this-year/ Marta Steele is a Partner at PeopleResults and a change and human resources consultant, having served in diverse internal and external consulting roles for over 16 years. Prior to People Results, Marta was affiliated with Accenture where she held … Continue reading

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Big Data: The Management Revolution

https://hbr.org/2012/10/big-data-the-management-revolution?es_p=182613&es_p=210673   Andrew McAfee is the co-director of the Initiative on the Digital Economyin the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is the author of Enterprise 2.0 and the co-author, with Erik Brynjolfsson, of The Second Machine Age. Erik Brynjolfsson is the Schussel Family … Continue reading

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How to Rebuild Lost Trust Within Your Organization

http://www.tlnt.com/2014/08/13/how-to-rebuild-lost-trust-within-your-organization/?utm_content=buffera664c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Trust in business has been in steep decline for the past 30 years, and North American scores for credibility and trust in leadership are now at all-time lows. By Michelle M. Smith, President of Business Development at Salt Lake City-based … Continue reading

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Business Agility: Is The Company Hierarchy Holding You Back?

Business Agility: Is The Company Hierarchy Holding You Back?

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One Rule That Just Doesn’t Work For Managers (or Parents) Anymore

One Rule That Just Doesn’t Work For Managers (or Parents) Anymore “Do as I say, not as I do.” Fair or unfair, like it or not, your example is all that matters.

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Want Better Engagement? You Gotta Reward Managers For Their Efforts

Want Better Engagement? You Gotta Reward Managers For Their Efforts   Develop performance metrics that encourage managers or supervisors to encourage engagement. Reward supervisors and managers for developing employee engagement Strategically define employee engagement.  

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Nobody Is Indispensable, or Why You Really Need Succession Planning

Nobody Is Indispensable, or Why You Really Need Succession Planning 1. Hire for redundancy 2. Cross-train 3. Document everything 4. Bulldoze information silos and fiefdoms 5. Plan for the future “The graveyards are full of indispensable men.” — Charles DeGaulle

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Redefining middle management in a digital world

Redefining middle management in a digital world Technology changes are influencing management and the organization: Technology pushes out inefficiency.  Technology influences organization structure. Technology presumes change.

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Here’s Why Eliminating Titles And Managers At Zappos Probably Won’t Work Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/zappos-holacracy-unlikely-to-work-2014-1#ixzz2u5iLQmyv

Here’s Why Eliminating Titles And Managers At Zappos Probably Won’t Work  As you’ve probably heard by now, Zappos is in for a radical restructuring.The online retailer is nixing all job titles and managers as it shifts to a super-flat structure known as … Continue reading

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