Category Archives: Organization
Dream Team – Or Your Worst Nightmare? In praise of the “B” Team
Everyone wants that perfect team. We are taught from the time we start in business that the secret to project and corporate success is getting the “very best” people in the right positions. The “dream team”. Get that right and … Continue reading
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Strangers in our midst
“There are strangers among us.” The lady who made the comment was referring to the consultants that her company’s executives had hired. The phrase hit me like a brick. Continue reading
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I’ve been value propositioned!
Value proposition. How I hate that term. The reaction unfortunately is visceral. It brings back memories of a time when I was heading a global practice area and made frequent trips to our New Jersey office. I don’t know what … Continue reading
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Innoculate Your Organization Against Change!
This just in. A group of scientists today announced that they has successfully created a vaccine which is almost 100% effective in preventing any change within an organization. A spokesperson for the group claimed that they had decoded the basic … Continue reading
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I wish I’d thought of that…
Today when I was asked a question about organizational change I found myself repeating a story from a few years ago. There’s a lesson in it for all of us who make our living with ideas. The lesson is this. … Continue reading
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Going virtual for competitive advantage
Woody Allen may have been right when he said that “90% of life is just showing up.” If he was, I can tell you that the last 10% may be the most valuable. The HBR study proved what my experience had taught me. It claimed that virtual teams were MORE effective, less costly and got better, faster results than collocated teams.
I read an article in July that said that 10 percent of Canada’s labour force — 2.5 million people — work outside the office at least one day a week. (Robert Fox, Canadian Telework Association) Teletrips, a Vancouver based company, claims a company can save $6,000 to $9,000 per flexible worker. They go on to say that a worker can save 160 hours in commute time each year — four working weeks! Plus you save 3,000 kilos of carbon dioxide. Continue reading
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Uncommon Sense
“It don’t make no sense that common sense don’t make no sense no more.” John Prine, one of my favourite song-writers used this as a line in one of his songs. It’s a classic for Prine. I love Prine’s work. … Continue reading →
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