by Jamie Notter | Dec 17, 2007 | Managing People
I am slowly catching up with blog posts after my travel last week, but I have to point to what is among my top 5 favorite posts of the year: Chris Bailey’s suggestion that Employee Surveys are tools of the Devil! Amen! It is a beautifully written rant about why...
by Jamie Notter | Nov 29, 2007 | Conflict, Managing People
In an article about making business alliances work in the November HBR, authors Hughes and Weiss suggest a small number of principles that should guide alliance building. The first suggests focusing less on defining the business plans and more on how you’ll work...
by Jamie Notter | Nov 2, 2007 | Managing People
Yesterday I watched a virtual seminar put on by my favorite business author, Patrick Lencioni, related to his most recent book: The Three Signs of a Miserable Job. I have not read the book yet—it is actually sitting in an UNOPENED amazon box at home (too many books!)....
by Jamie Notter | Oct 25, 2007 | Leadership, Managing People
Jim Stroup, one of my new favorite bloggers, riffed off of yesterday’s post about respect. He points out that if we’re going to talk about respect in the workplace, we will have to talk about emotions. The feeling of respect (or disrespect) is primarily...
by Jamie Notter | Oct 24, 2007 | Leadership, Managing People
There is a nice post on the FC Experts blog about respect. It’s nothing earth-shattering, and I imagine most would agree:Respect is important; it is a bond that works both ways. Respect the individual and she will respect your company. Respect directly affects...
by Jamie Notter | Oct 10, 2007 | Culture, Leadership, Managing People
Jon Katzenbach is a co-author of one of my favorite books, The Wisdom of Teams. He was a consultant at McKinsey and then created his own firm, Katzenbach Partners. They have recently released a report, titled The Informal Organization, that addresses some critical...
