by Jamie Notter | Oct 15, 2009 | Leadership, Managing People, Truth
I like this blog post on SmartBlog Insights that gives an HR perspective on how to manage things differently during the recession. Sometimes we get so stressed out about declining revenue and shortage of staff, that we forget that our employees have had no...
by Jamie Notter | Oct 7, 2009 | Leadership, Managing People
Both the big picture and the little picture are important. Forest and trees. Got it. But why do we insist that the big picture is the responsibility of the "leaders" in an organization, and the details are the domain of others?Okay, I get that you...
by Jamie Notter | Aug 3, 2009 | Individual Development, Managing People
Thanks to Jeff De Cagna for pointing out this interesting article by venture capitalist Paul Graham about "managers schedule" versus "makers schedule." By "maker" he is referring to people like software programmers and writers. They...
by Jamie Notter | Jul 14, 2009 | Conflict, Inclusion and Diversity, Individual Development, Managing People
I noticed in my Google Analytics the other day that one of the most popular keywords for finding my blog is the phrase "what does respect look like." I did a brief post on that in October 2007, pointing out that when I facilitate, the group frequently asks...
by Jamie Notter | Jun 30, 2009 | Leadership, Managing People
In Gary Hamel's book, he suggests three areas on which to focus when creating a more human organization, and one of them is "too much management, too little freedom." As I said in my previous post, most people will agree with that statement at the high...
by Jamie Notter | Jun 26, 2009 | Announcements, Consulting, Culture, Leadership, Managing People
I heard someone say recently that they were already sick of the word authenticity. It's obviously being discussed a LOT in social media spheres. I've talked about it here as well. I think it's a great word, but when any word gets too much play, it can...
