by Jamie Notter | Feb 21, 2014 | Books and Reading, Change, Managing People
In Humanize, we mention W.L. Gore & Associates (the makers of Gore-tex) several times, because they are a shining example of management innovation. In Chapter 3 we talk about their structure and the fact that they have only two titles–leader and...
by Jamie Notter | Jan 29, 2014 | Leadership, Managing People
Well, the comparison may not be as flattering as you think. A few years ago, the BMW M5 sedan came with a 500-horsepower, 10-cylinder engine and the best led headlight bulbs. That’s practically NASCAR power. I had a friend who bought one and actually had to...
by Jamie Notter | Jan 21, 2014 | Culture, Managing People
Netflix has received a good amount of attention on its culture, driven primarily by the incredible viral success of its slide deck on culture, which CEO Reed Hastings published several years ago. I have a chapter devoted to Netflix in my culture ebook, along with a...
by Jamie Notter | Jan 20, 2014 | Humanize, Managing People
I read about an interesting study in HBR that concludes that noncompete agreements (standard in many employment contracts) can actually stifle performance. In short, knowing that they are restricted in future opportunities lowers employees’ motivation and desire...
by Jamie Notter | Jan 16, 2014 | Culture, Managing People
Last April I posted about what I think is a misguided obsession, sometimes, with proof. Well, I’m starting to get bothered again, and this time it is in the context over the debate about the effectiveness of the “open office.” According to one...
by Jamie Notter | Jan 2, 2014 | Humanize, Leadership, Managing People
There is an article in the December 2013 issue of the Atlantic titled, “They’re Watching You at Work.” It’s not so much about privacy or spying, as it is about big data, and how that can be applied, not to sales and marketing, but to the work...
