Fellow Workers as a Source of Reward and Punishment on the Job
Rewards and Punishment that may come from fellow workers.
The Work Itself as a Source of Reward and Punishment on the Job
Rewards and Punishment that may come from the work itself.
Shifting the Team from Separate Functions to Systems Thinking Case Study
Using real work for Team Building moved the people on the team;
from functional autonomy to interdependence;
from lone experts to a collaborative, focused team;
from impulsive to disciplined;
from the use of experience and instinct to the use of data;
from separate functions to systems thinking.
VUCA workplaces purpose is the sun
VUCA workplaces focus on purpose to connect and focus on processes shaping results. With purpose, a VUCA work system has guidelines to feel
Smart guy but a total A-hole How do people like this get promoted?
As a management team distinguishing between being strong, firm managers and a marginal authoritarian tyrant is a necessary requirement. Often we misattribute yelling and being a go-getter as desirable behaviors for management. This leads to bullying behavior and negative impact on the organizations productivity and peoples’ desire to do great work and stay with the company.
Developing shared goals that respect your expert status
Once Workable Goals are established by the person who desires the change can trust teamwork and progress happen.
How do we fix a morale problem?
Because of this new knowledge of customers, systems, and steps for improvement, the company and people made improvements on problems that existed for decades. This progress and shared purpose led to excitement, more progress, and pride in their work … causing the morale problem to dissipate.
Charismatic and Incompetent Managerial Leaders are Destructive
A charismatic and not competent enough leader are always counter-productive in the long term.
Solution Focused Consulting and Training Interview
I was interviewed by Alan Kay on how to apply solution focus sustainably in organizations.
Using Activities to Turn Serious Problems into Playful Activities Workshop in Buffalo NY
Organization development requires departments, teams and people to work together to define goals and what the solutions will look like once the goals are achieved.