by Jamie Notter | Nov 24, 2008 | Leadership, Strategy
I facilitated some strategy work with a client two weekends ago, and it was hard work. I pushed them hard on identifying the missing "middle level thinking" in their strategy. They had some success, and even with only less than one full day to do this work,...
by Jamie Notter | Nov 4, 2008 | Culture, Leadership
If you're flipping through the most recent Associations Now and end up skipping the article titled "Bring in the Jester" because you think it's a fluff piece about having more fun in the workplace, PLEASE RECONSIDER!Actually, I think fun in the...
by Jamie Notter | Oct 28, 2008 | Leadership, Managing People
I am ashamed at how long it has been since I covered an interesting article in Harvard Business Review. In fact, I'm not going to look back to see how long it has been! But on a plane ride I managed to read the September issue, and a couple of quotes caught my...
by Jamie Notter | Oct 21, 2008 | Individual Development, Leadership
Thanks to Joe Gerstandt for pointing me to an article by Otto Scharmer on the "Blind Spot" of leadership. Honestly, I get mixed feelings when I read articles like this. At one level I am very excited by the depth and power of what Scharmer has written. I...
by Jamie Notter | Sep 26, 2008 | Leadership, Strategy
Hugh MacLeod wrote an interesting post about complexity, citing complexity as the difference between success and failure. It’s simple to fail, but you must manage complexity to succeed. He applies this theory to organizations:So when I see a small but...
by Jamie Notter | Sep 23, 2008 | Individual Development, Leadership
I was having an interesting conversation yesterday with an association executive about the phenomenon of trying to say yes to everyone. It seems to be a common occurrence in the association world. We say yes to everyone, and then figure out later how to make it...
