Jamie Notter Blog
Fundamental State
The July/August issue of Harvard Business Review has some great articles in it. One good one is on the “strategy-performance gap.” Since the only strategy work I do is with my colleague Jeff De Cagna through our joint venture, Association Renewal LLC, I blogged about...
More Hairballs
I promised to blog more about Orbiting the Giant Hairball, by Gordon MacKenzie, so here goes. The penultimate chapter in the book is titled “Pool Hall Dog.” MacKenzie describes a scene he witnessed in a pool hall where a playful dog would actually reach his mouth into...
Productivity
Maybe I just really needed a vacation, but as it was winding down, and I started thinking about works, blogs, etc., I was compelled to write a bit about PRODUCTIVITY. Specifically, I want to be a bit negative about productivity. I had a decidedly unproductive week...
Young Wisdom
In reaction to my proud promise that I would do NO WORK at all for one week during our family vacation next week, my eight-year-old replied: "Dad, grownups really need summer vacations." Amen.
Orbiting Hairballs
For my birthday last month, I got a great book by Gordon MacKenzie, called “Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool’s Guide to Surviving with Grace.” MacKenzie worked at Hallmark cards (when you care enough to send the very best) for thirty years, and his last...
Admitting Mistakes
Admitting Mistakes I spoke to a senior executive this week who said he had been dragged over the coals during a performance review, simply because he had initiated an open and honest discussion with his superiors about where he had fallen short in his goals and why....
Association Renewal Blog
I just wanted to let everyone know that this is not my only blog. Much of my consulting work is in the association community, and my friend and colleague Jeff De Cagna and I have actually started a separate company for work we do together with associations, called...
Seeing It…Before It’s Too Late
One of my clients told me today that she now sees when things are going badly, and knows when to ask for help. What a gift for a leader! Seeing that there is a problem and unilaterally changing perspective or behavior is so critical for effective leadership (and...
Seeing It…Before It's Too Late
One of my clients told me today that she now sees when things are going badly, and knows when to ask for help. What a gift for a leader! Seeing that there is a problem and unilaterally changing perspective or behavior is so critical for effective leadership (and...