by Jamie Notter | Feb 16, 2012 | Managing People
In December, the cover of Harvard Business Review invited readers in to Gary Hamel’s feature article with the headline “Inside the World’s Most Creatively Managed Company.” This was an interesting headline, given that the real title of the...
by Jamie Notter | Dec 12, 2011 | Change, Leadership, Managing People
I suppose that sounds obvious, but when I talk to people about changing the way they lead and manage organizations, I’m not so sure it’s that obvious. Instead, there seems to be a default assumption that in the future, management will look roughly like it...
by Jamie Notter | Nov 18, 2011 | Humanize, Learning, Managing People
Here’s the problem with committees: They exist. I’m only partially joking here. This comes from a comment I left on a post on Eric Lanke’s blog (which, by the way, has shifted from the Hourglass blog to simply “Eric Lanke,” so be sure to...
by Jamie Notter | Nov 14, 2011 | Humanize, Individual Development, Leadership, Learning, Managing People
Whenever I get some time to think deeply about things related to the workplace, like how do we make work better, or what is leadership, or what is management, then I end up inescapably coming to the conclusion that is the title of this post: We have no idea what...
by Jamie Notter | Oct 13, 2011 | Change, Humanize, Managing People
Everybody hates organizational silos. They are a problem. They get in the way. They need to be “busted.” And to some extent, I agree. The way our different departments seem to erect walls separating them from each other can definitely cause problems. What...
by Jamie Notter | Apr 12, 2011 | Conflict, Managing People, Truth
One of my favorite books that cuts across two of my favorite topics (truth and conflict) is Michael Roberto’s Why Leaders Don’t Take Yes for An Answer. He is the source of the definition I often use of consensus: it’s not universal agreement–it...
