Jamie Notter Blog
The Future is Faster
Yesterday I talked about becoming flatter as an organization in order to increase learning and agility. Today's lesson (also from Sloan Management Review) is about speed. The two are related, of course. One of the reasons we loathe bureaucracy is that it slows things...
The Future is Flatter
I'm always happy to see research that supports what we wrote about in Humanize. The lastest comes from an article in MIT's Sloan Management Review about success Nestle had with a social media campaign. Two researchers in the UK concluded that a big part of the success...
The Role of Citizens (Friday Quote)
This week's Friday quote is by Peter Block (though I'm reading the quote in Lindy and Maddie's Open Community book, p. 118): Community is not built by specialized expertise, or great leadership, or improved services; it is built by great citizens. The quote is about...
This Shift Matters More than Others
I am a huge fan of Clay Shirky, and he wrote this post about the death of newspapers over on Medium. Then today I see an HBR blog post about how publishing is NOT dead. I'm not sure the two articles are as contradictory as they sound, but there was one line in the...
How to Go About Choosing a Luxury Watch?
We all are highly receptive to the word luxury- luxury cars, luxury house, luxury vacations. All of these come attached to visions of instant status recognition and high-end quality. Included in these sought after luxury world is the luxury watch- the best style...
Changes Coming to Jamienotter.com
Puppy’s First Vet Visit: Checklist & What to Expect If you've recently welcomed a new puppy and are gearing up for your first vet visit, you probably have lots of questions. Our vets in Madison are ready to provide you with a comprehensive checklist and walk you...
Discounts Are Not Valuable
We all are highly receptive to the word luxury- luxury cars, luxury house, luxury vacations. All of these come attached to visions of instant status recognition and high-end quality. Included in these sought after luxury world is the luxury watch- the best style...
It’s Not Always Win-Win
At the recent ASAE Annual Meeting, I had the pleasure of presenting with Sandra Giarde and Mark Alcorn on the subject of dealing with "turbo bullies" on your Board of Directors. Sandra is a CEO and Mark is legal counsel, and they both have had first-hand experience...
Friday Quote: Challenges Working With Senior Managers
Here's a sneak peek at some of the research we've been doing with the Millennial generation. We asked a group of millennials to describe their biggest challenges working with senior management in their organizations, and this quote is priceless: My biggest challenges...