The Language of Organizational Life
Redemption. This is the word to describe the amazing season my San Francisco Giants just completed. They are World Series Baseball Champions for the second time in three years. A great accomplishment. For me though this year's team, and their success, was more satisfying and full of lessons for all of us - sport fans or... Continue Reading →
I attend two standing meetings each Thursday. The first is my weekly staff meeting with my three direct report managers. The second is a cross-departmental meeting focused on operational issues. Both meetings are remarkable and I look forward to attending. Yes, poor meetings abound in the business world. Yet these two meetings work and for very... Continue Reading →
I read a wonderful post today on Forbes Magazine's website. The author, Jessica Hagy, listed her "40 Things To Say Before You Die". A verbal bucket list if you will. Each had its own simple illustration to drive the point home. I loved the list and please do read it yourself (link here). Each of... Continue Reading →
Behavior. It is what we witness every day in our work environment. What are people doing? What are we doing as observed by others? Why do people behave the way they do? Under the best circumstances behavior flows from core beliefs. We take action based on what we believe to be true. Beliefs can change. ... Continue Reading →
A "Preview Button" for my job would be great. The ability to review and test decisions before I fully commit and "publish". As I write this blog entry, there it is - the Preview Button. I use it several times before I publish my blog posts. I can see how my post appears our there in the real... Continue Reading →
I hear the voices yet words on paper escape me. I hit a wall of sorts with reaching 100 posts. All at once I think about the next 1,000 posts and this has stopped me cold. The voices get louder. Yet the words on paper do not appear. No worries. When in doubt JUST WRITE and... Continue Reading →
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