Over the weekend, I have read Dan Pontefract’s book “Flat Army.” I was looking forward to reading an inspirational text about change management, corporate culture improvement and employee engagement, but the book appears to take the reader further.
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What Do Starbucks and Lean Six Sigma Have In Common?
In essence, both are not new. They are derivatives from older businesses or trends that have been in existence for at least some decades: Lean is a mass-market Toyota Production System and Starbucks is a mass-market coffee retailer.
Weekend Easy Reading – Healthy Quote from the New York Times
Good article in The New York Times: “A Positive Outlook May Be Good for Your Health” If you are too busy to read it in full, here are the skills one must learn, and practice each day: ■ Recognize a positive event each day. ■ Savor that event and log it in a journal or […]
The One Thing That Determines Success
(Hint: It’s Not What You Think) What is the one thing that determines your success? Google for it, and the top answers will probably be: followed by “trust”, “leadership”, “networking”, “team”,” good timing”, “determination” … and many other good words. Let’s cut the corporate BS for a moment. You’ve seen those motivational posters – “Positive […]
Improve Your Email Nonverbal Communication Skills
Imagine entering your office in the morning, coffee in hand… You open your Outlook and among numerous unread emails you see a message from your boss that you have not seen, which reads like this: Subj: org ch Pls come see me ASA{. What was the first thought that crossed your mind?..
Performance Can’t Be Improved With One Weird Trick
Having worked for and with a number of businesses and business leaders over the last 25 years, I observed three closely related problems negatively impacting individual and organizational capabilities.
The ROE: Return On Engagement
A traveler passes a construction site and sees three men working. He asks the first man what he is doing and gets a reply: “I am laying bricks.” The second says: “I am building a wall.” Finally, the third man answers: “I am building a cathedral.”
7 Tips to Ensure Your Meetings Never End
Meetings are a vital part of a manager’s daily routine. The number of meetings you have booked on your calendar defines the level of your importance in the corporate food chain and is a good indicator of your future potential in the organization. Therefore, every aspiring manager must do his bit to expand the number […]