People are Goal-Directed: That is Autonomy

The experience of the future ( when / if the goal is achieved ) is an experience in the present of something lacking, missing, of something to happen or wanted, BUT mainly something to be worked for.

Trust and Accountability within Teams Workshop Notes

Team Building and Leadership notes and slides from a kick-off meeting with a management team. Focus on increasing Trust (within departments and between departments); Accountability (determining where accountability belongs and creating a culture of that is accountable); Working within the Matrix (using the teams existing knowledge and know-how to improve their existing work and to offer input to the Management team on how to improve their work)

Photo Inquiry Friday Strategic Planning Questions

Planning requires people in companies to make their best guess on what to focus on and what not to focus on. Often we get lost is a sea of abstraction and big bold statement like: Increase Communication, Better Team Work, More Profits, Innovate Product and Service Lines … then get frustrated when next year the … Continued

5 Steps to a better employee appraisal process

Changing the appraisal / evaluation period from once yearly to monthly allows you as the manager and the employee to work in shorter time, adjust and move together towards shared work goals. This way either one of you can adjust and improve your performance in a time-span that allows for improvement and feedback.

NOISE Analysis: An Alternative to SWOT

The NOISE analysis is an alternative to SWOT. NOISE is a planning technique of looking at what is working and determining areas to improve.