Adam Grant, the youngest tenured professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and New York Times bestselling author, suggests that work should be measured in terms of the value of output rather than the volume of output. Productivity is usually about the volume of output, which means that more is better. Grant […]
In the living memories of many, there have been a number of disruptions in the world of work. No job for life In the mid-1980s, Baby-Boomers suddenly learned that they didn’t have a job for life, which was the biggest upheaval in the workplace for more than 100 hundred years. Everyone learns to type Another […]
It’s self-evident that managers manage people. Some of those who manage, however, are also managed. Even in the flattest of hierarchies, unless you’re “No. 1,” then you, too, have a manager. You also know what it’s like to work for good managers and bad ones. The purpose of this article is two-fold. It’s to look […]
Does your organization rely on teamwork? Are all of your teams functioning the way that you would like them to? Do you think that there’s room for improvement? Given the amount of interest in team effectiveness, it’s reasonable to assume that you would like some tips on how to improve yours. That’s nothing to be […]
Good things are possible when new managerial blood is brought into an organization. For one thing, there are often fresh ideas. You know yourself how easy it is to get so close to something that you can’t see the forest for the trees. You can’t see a solution that’s obvious to someone from the outside. […]
We live in an age where communication is rampant. When exchanging information with a colleague, you may choose to email, text, instant message, tweet, and the list goes on. With all these choices readily available, one may argue that communicating is faster and easier than ever before. However, our messages are also becoming more cryptic […]
In his book, Seeing What Others Don’t, Gary Klein retells the story of a seminar attendee. It illustrates perfectly the contrast between what managers should and should not do if they want to be fully engaged with their employees. The person in question said that when she went into her boss’ office, he was focused […]
Many believe that organizations have to continually reinvent themselves in order to keep up with all that is changing around them. They point to the fact that those who cling to the status quo eventually die or are acquired by those who don’t, and they often – quite proudly – point to themselves as the […]
Jesse Jacoby
