Managers can’t even set their own priorities
Just came across this post on Forbes, which is based on this study. Here’s the essential takeaway in a visual form: Yep.
Relationships
You want to be a successful company? Recognize your people.
From here: A recent survey by the Cicero Group asked people what factors would cause them to produce great work. The number one answer (37%) was “Recognize me.” Sitting through meetings where you feel your ideas and opinions aren’t welcome… Continue Reading
The essential issues with giving feedback at work
Got the image above from Harvard Business Review. Before we get that far into this, how funny is that picture? It kinda summarizes feedback at work in a nutshell in 149 different ways. Here’s the article where I got the image… Continue Reading
Why crowdsource an idea/concept if you don’t care about the responses?
Here’s a little personal story. This was posted on Twitter a few days back: https://twitter.com/letsworkshop/status/593206622291238912 My friend Sarah Pressler recommended me for the gig this guy was offering. I sent this along via Twitter: https://twitter.com/tedbauer2003/status/593393551725105153 I didn’t hear anything for about… Continue Reading
Try ‘management by walking around’
From here: As a leader in his company, Bud used what he called “Management by Wandering Around” (MBWA), where he’d stop into offices and ask the opinions of employees, clients, and others to gather insights about his organization and clients.… Continue Reading
Why work sucks: Your boss is trying to predict threats
Employee-manager relationship: challenging. Work: inherent clusterfuck much of the time. Reasons for this: numerous. Some reasons are even rooted in science! Here’s one: “[The brain’s] need [to survive] focuses attention on the sources of danger and on trying to predict where the next… Continue Reading
Better communication: Pause for 45 seconds, respond with respect
The absolute No. 1 thing that gets the lowest scores on any employee survey, almost regardless of industry and context, is communication. This makes perfect sense: humans are flawed beings, they often want things they can’t explain properly, they often enter… Continue Reading
The “escalator of success” is straight-up broken
Cool article from John Brandon on Inc about “the escalator of success” and how it’s broken/running on fumes. Had only heard that specific term once or twice in the past, but as for the concept that it’s broken? Could.Not.Agree.More. It’s interesting because Mad Men is… Continue Reading