The Language of Organizational Life
Today is Earth Day. Today is also my mother's birthday. Earth Day may not be viewed as our planet's birthday, but let's do so anyhow. My mother serves as a good stand in for the Earth through her wisdom, strength and always the teacher. Some quick thoughts reflecting on Earth Day and lessons for our organizations: Focus... Continue Reading →
Recently I read a post where the author used the term, BHAG. My stomach turned when I read the post. I thought of years ago when I attended a big company meeting listening to my senior leaders use that term, BHAG. They spoke like they invented the term. The BHAG will lead us to success. For a period of time... Continue Reading →
This morning while drinking my Starbucks coffee (supplied at work) in my cool Starbucks mug (supplied by me), I read a great article at Fast Company magazine about the leadership practices at Starbucks. Late last year Starbucks held a conference in Houston for nearly 10,000 store managers and 5,000 live coffee plants (more on the... Continue Reading →
Peripheral Vision: Side vision. The ability to see objects and movement outside of the direct line of vision. On my daily bike commute I pass a middle school. If I leave at a certain time from home I ride by the school just as the students arrive. The bike path I use moves right along... Continue Reading →
I have a coworker in search of the perfect chair. With the state of my organization these days, there are plenty of chairs to choose from. Recently I watched him roll chairs by my office, one-by-one in his search. Each chair got an audition and an eventually rejection. As of today he is back to... Continue Reading →
Everyone is talking, and writing, about the Yahoo announcement yesterday. The head of Human Resources at Yahoo sent an email to all staff essentially eliminating work from home programs. In other words, for your job, show up in an office ... and have a nice day. Yes, a big and juicy topic for a blog on leadership... Continue Reading →
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