by Jamie Notter | Feb 21, 2014 | Books and Reading, Change, Managing People
In Humanize, we mention W.L. Gore & Associates (the makers of Gore-tex) several times, because they are a shining example of management innovation. In Chapter 3 we talk about their structure and the fact that they have only two titles–leader and...
by Jamie Notter | Feb 12, 2014 | Change, Culture
Wyatt Jenkins, a VP at Shuttestock, wrote a great HBR blog post about A/B testing and creating a culture of experimentation. In it, he makes an important point that is not made enough in all the books and blog posts that are promoting new and better ways to lead and...
by Jamie Notter | Feb 3, 2014 | Books and Reading, Change, Culture
Scaling Up Excellence: Getting to More Without Settling for Less By Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao Crown Business, 2014 I am particularly excited to review this book because I had the privilege to get an advance copy from the authors (it doesn’t actually go on...
by Jamie Notter | Dec 18, 2013 | Books and Reading, Change, Culture
In case you didn’t see it, SmartBrief has reprinted an excerpt from my new ebook, Culture That Works, over on their SmartBlog on Leadership. It’s from Chapter 2, and it includes my definition of culture. My favorite quote: And, unlike products and...
by Jamie Notter | Dec 5, 2013 | Change, Leadership, Social Media
Maddie and I had the great privilege of presenting today at ASAE’s Technology Conference with Tom Hood, the CEO of the Maryland Association of CPAs. Tom’s a CEO who has fully embraced social media, and is super smart to boot. Here are the slides from our...
by Jamie Notter | Dec 2, 2013 | Change, Culture
Although I can’t say that culture change is easy, there is a certain simplicity to the basic structure of the process: Figure out what your ideal culture is Honestly assess where your culture currently is. Close the gap. When it comes to that second...
