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Stick to the rules, or it might go on too long
My daughter got a monopoly set for her birthday. She’s only seven, and already learning about the importance of greed and the pursuit of wealth. I guess they should have a new post-2008 Monopoly where...
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Motivating people, not dogs
Beer and biccies That was the worst answer I ever heard to the question of how to motivate a team. My objection was not because beer is a savoury drink, and a biscuit is a sweet food – although that’s...
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Management and leadership are two different things, not two different people.
Management and leadership are two different things, but that doesn’t mean that managers and leaders are two different people. This chasm-like division between the fabulous leader whose job is to...
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Your Brain at Work by David Rock
Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long by David Rock My rating: 4 of 5 stars This central thesis of this book is summed up...
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Motivation Case Study: a demotivated office
When I read through my “Motivating people, not dogs” post after having published it, I wondered if my tough approach was unintentionally letting the manager off the hook. It was this line that made me...
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The management education myth
This is one of the most interesting articles I’ve ever read about management. That might sound like a backhanded compliment, the phrase “interesting article about management” has more than a whiff of...
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Creating great workplaces
This is a great article from HBR about creating great places to work – in my opinion, one of the most interesting challenges in the workplace for leaders and managers. The list chimes with most...
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The (overdue) death of the (unreformed) alpha
Overly masculine leadership styles are under siege like never before these days. Yesterday’s hard driving, high achiever with a sense of urgency and a ruthless streak has just two options – change or...
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The learning organization is still a crazy dream … is it even possible?
There are many reasons why the learning organization remains so tantalizingly elusive. Like any big idea that’s about intangible stuff like culture and attitude, the concept suffers from being a bit...
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Leadership and the One Minute Manager (Situational Leadership) by Ken...
Leadership and the One Minute Manager: Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Leadership by Ken Blanchard (Author) Patricia Zigarmi (Author) Drea Zigarmi (Author) My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is...
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The Tao of Coaching by Max Landsberg
The Tao of Coaching: Boost Your Effectiveness at Work by Inspiring and Developing Those Around You by Max Landsberg My rating: 3 of 5 stars This little book is written in a narrative style, and is...
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BIF: a simple feedback model
This post is about three things: The 1 most important thing about feedback The 2 types of feedback we can give The 3 steps in the BIF feedback model I made up the other day And, as a special bonus...
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Six ways to find great content for performance objectives
One of the worst things about being alive is having to write performance objectives. As soul-destroying chores go, it’s right up there with ironing and DIY, but without the benefit of getting an ironed...
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Making performance objectives measurable
Probably the single biggest challenge in setting performance objectives is making them measurable. This is important because … Human beings adjust behavior based on the metrics they’re held against....
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