by Jamie Notter | Dec 1, 2008 | Managing People
I caught a little big of flack a few months ago when I suggested total transparency around financial information in organizations, which included telling everyone what everyone else made. A few people pointed out to me that it was easy for me to throw this gauntlet...
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 | Sep 12, 2008 | Leadership, Managing People
David Patt over on the Association Executive Management blog recently attended a session for CEOs about employee engagement, and one of the CEOs asked the following question:Why it is OK to leave the office early for a family dinner but not for an acting class?...
by Jamie Notter | Jun 16, 2008 | Conflict, Individual Development, Managing People
Michelle Carter has an interesting post about being open minded versus closed minded. It emerged from a job description she saw that required candidates to be open minded (who, exactly, would ever claim they are closed minded?). At the end she talks about being able...
by Jamie Notter | Jun 12, 2008 | Generational Diversity, Individual Development, Managing People
The February 2008 HBR also had their annual list of “breakthrough ideas.” John Seely Brown and Douglas Thomas wrote about the “Gamer Disposition.” Although they don’t mention it, this has been cited as a generational issue. Authors have...
by Jamie Notter | May 30, 2008 | Leadership, Managing People
There has been an interesting conversation on ASAE & The Center’s Executive Management listserver about bonus plans. It all started when Jennifer put up the following post:I am working with an organization that has 4 full-time staff, an annual operating...
