Team Building Activity – I know what you are thinking
In meetings people often know what others are going to say, this is stronger with long-standing work relationships.
Establishing the Goal is NOT Enough
Many times planning stops at Goal-Setting. Then managers are surprised when (if) the goal is completed it is late, over budget, below quality and the people fight the entire process. Roles (who will do what) and Procedures (how the work will get done) are necessary steps in the Goal Achievement Process. Ignore these steps at your own management peril!
Complexity and Achieving Goals at Work
The complexity of a problem does not lie in the complexity of the goal, BUT in the complexity of the pathway that has to be constructed and then traversed in order to get to the goal.
Meaning that – the complexity in the task lies not in the goal (itself) BUT in what you have to do in order to get there.
4 Steps to Gathering Information for Manager Effectiveness
In an earlier post “7 Ways Managers Can Evaluate Effectiveness of Other Managers” We explored 4 key processes and systems that all managers must do. In this post we will explore sources to gather information about manager subordinate effectiveness.
Gathering sufficient information for Managers to evaluate the effectiveness of subordinate managers is possible.
Reverse Peter Principle: within a hierarchy, tasks tend to be delegated until they have descended to the employees level of incompetence
Reverse Peter Principle within a hierarchy tasks tend to be delegated until they have descended to the employees level of incompetence.
Developing::Leading::Be a part of High Performance Teams
ASQ Buffalo NY Lean Six Sigma Conference. View more presentations from michael cardus. The slide show information for the workshop I am facilitating with for the 2010 ASQ Buffalo Lean Six Sigma Conference. The presentation will take place on October 19th from 8:30am-4:00pm. To register Developing / Leading / Being Part of Effective 6 Sigma … Continued
Choices: Are you accountable OR are you a victim
How choices are viewed as Self and Other Directed see model below.. Exploring the strengths of both and offering some tips on how leaders can act and create situations for choice in the workplace. thanks to Keith Ayers for the model above michael cardus is create-learning
8 ways to Grow Leaders and apples
How to grow leaders – a quick guide for orchard owners
1. Select good seed or stock. Choose people with natural potential for the generic role of leader.
Look for tell-tale signs that the spark of leadership is within them.
2. Prepare the soil. Check out your corporate culture. Does it grow or stunt leadership growth? Plough up yesterday’s paradigms and mindsets about management.
Leadership Development Process, a Success Story!
Just concluded facilitating a 6 month Leadership development process with Autistic Services, inc. We embarked on a personal and skill based leadership journey. Within the process the Leaders reflected upon their behaviors and developed techniques to adjust their leadership style based upon what team they are a part of and whom they are leading. Skills … Continued
Boss Compensation and tournament theory
The theory I ascribe to (in an ideal system, which it not a true system) leadership compensation is based upon time frames. The higher your ranking in the organization the longer your time frames for goal completion are. Additionally the longer the time frame the greater your leverage has to be as a leader. This … Continued