by Jamie Notter | Mar 28, 2014 | Books and Reading, Humanize, Leadership
The third of the four human elements we discuss in Humanize is “Generative.” This has always been the one people are initially least clear about, as generative is not a commonly used word (in any context, let alone the business context). The short...
by Jamie Notter | Mar 27, 2014 | Humanize, Leadership
I spoke to a CEO this week who intentionally focuses the culture of his small organization around authenticity. He said people shouldn’t have to be a different person at work compared to how they are at home, or when engaged in their hobbies. And he backs that...
by Jamie Notter | Feb 26, 2014 | Change, Humanize, Individual Development, Leadership
Inclusion is one of the 12 human principles that Maddie and I write about in Humanize (Chapter 8, starting on p. 190). We also talk about decentralization, and in this month’s Harvard Business Review, Gail McGovern, the CEO of the American Red Cross, tells an...
by Jamie Notter | Jan 30, 2014 | Culture, Humanize, Leadership
Transparency is one of the 12 human principles that Maddie and I wrote about in Humanize, and it’s one I come back to frequently. Along with decentralization, collaboration, and experimentation, I’d put transparency in my “core four” principles...
by Jamie Notter | Jan 20, 2014 | Humanize, Managing People
I read about an interesting study in HBR that concludes that noncompete agreements (standard in many employment contracts) can actually stifle performance. In short, knowing that they are restricted in future opportunities lowers employees’ motivation and desire...
by Jamie Notter | Jan 2, 2014 | Humanize, Leadership, Managing People
There is an article in the December 2013 issue of the Atlantic titled, “They’re Watching You at Work.” It’s not so much about privacy or spying, as it is about big data, and how that can be applied, not to sales and marketing, but to the work...
