by Jamie Notter | Dec 3, 2013 | Managing People, Strategy
Conventional wisdom says it is. Heck, I kind of agree. This is why we pay people the big bucks, right? They have to make the tough strategic calls that make or break an organization. While that certainly makes sense, there seems to be a downside, given the research I...
by Jamie Notter | Nov 20, 2013 | Managing People
I’ve recently come across another battery of articles full of fist-shaking at performance reviews. Microsoft just dumped its “forced ranking” policy, although apparently Yahoo just added it, and Adobe has gotten rid of performance reviews altogether!...
by Jamie Notter | Oct 10, 2013 | Leadership, Learning, Managing People
I know that we want it to be useful, but it isn’t. I understand the desire, though. We are constantly told that it costs tons of money to hire a new staff person. That makes turnover a very bad thing, so the metric itself can be considered a measure of failure....
by Jamie Notter | Sep 24, 2013 | Individual Development, Leadership, Managing People
We all want cohesive teams, and to get them, I hear a lot about shared vision. The leader is responsible for providing a clear vision for the team, and once everyone is on board with this singular vision, the team performance starts to flow. It’s awesome....
by Jamie Notter | Aug 20, 2013 | Leadership, Managing People
I just finished reading the new white paper that Elizabeth Engel and Peggy Hoffman have put out about “mission-driven volunteers,” and it’s fabulous. The paper makes a compelling case why the current model for volunteering in most associations is...
by Jamie Notter | Aug 14, 2013 | Conflict, Managing People
Have you ever asked yourself that question? Or have you simply taken it all for granted? Why do we have them in our organizations? What’s their purpose? What value do they bring to the organization? Those aren’t purely rhetorical questions. I’m not...
