This blog first appeared on The Economist’s Executive Education blog here. The author, Kate Rodriguez is a former senior career search researcher and government analyst who covers career development and higher education marketing for The Economist Careers Network. One of the hottest themes in management and leadership today is the importance of understanding the introvert ... Read Full Article
Managers vs. Makers: An Activity for Understanding
In Part 1 of this two-part series on Manager’s Time vs. Maker’s Time, I distinguished between two different orientations towards the workday that arise from the different types of work people do: the manager’s time and the maker’s time (a maker is anyone on a business team whose job is to create a product or service). In sum, the manager’s time is usually structured according ... Read Full Article
Managers vs. Makers: Developing Trust is the First Step
I am sitting in the conference room with pen and paper, waiting for the vaguely titled meeting to begin. Most of the other members in my office will not show up till 10am on the dot, or a few minutes after. (To be fair, I’ve started showing up late more and more because I know everyone else will, and why waste my time?) One of my colleagues shows up, sits down, stands back up, ... Read Full Article
6 Ways to Leaders Can Improve Employees’ Quality of Work and Life
It’s a rat race out there. Regardless of our level or experience, as business and organizational leaders we are all tasked with increasing revenue, driving business results and improving process and productivity. Often the last thought on our minds is having fun, let alone building or driving employee engagement, development or creativity. But it should be. Especially when ... Read Full Article
Learning is Work & Work is Learning: Strategies for Workers’ Evaluations
Since I work in an educational institution, yearly performance reviews occur around May, the end of the academic year if you are on a semester system. For many of us, this means going backward through emails, calendars, and files to recall the multitude of projects and tasks that we worked on throughout the year. Depending on your organization system, this can be fairly quick ... Read Full Article
No Conference Budget? No Problem!
No Conference Budget? No Problem! While on my way to a conference last weekend, I began reading 52 Cups of Coffee. The book begins with this quote: “You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones It blew my mind a bit. Simple idea. Makes perfect sense when you take the time to ... Read Full Article
Who Gives HR a Bad Name?
Allow me to share a scenario I run into regularly. “I work in HR.” Hold for sad awkward pause as the person you’re speaking with judges you. “It’s not like that. It’s much cooler than you think.” Silence. “I’m not Toby. I swear.” Am I alone in this? Has anyone else had it at this point? The brand of human resources needs to change. Gone are the days of policing process and ... Read Full Article
Spring Cleaning at Work: 5 Ways to Start Fresh
Spring is practically upon us. (Hold for collective sigh of relief) We’ve all done our fair share of spring cleaning in the past in our homes. Why stop there? This is a time of renewal. Why does New Year’s corner the market on reassessing life and goals? Let’s go for it now and in the place that more than likely needs it most, our working world. This isn’t about physical ... Read Full Article
The Little Engine That Could Was Onto Something
“Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right” -- Henry Ford Cue eyeroll right? I used to think that way. I thought all positive thinking optimists were clueless. How could thinking a certain way make an actual difference in your life? Well, my friends, total convert over here. And it’s lucky for you I’m willing to share how I got there. (complete with ... Read Full Article
Long Live HR Experimentation!
When invited to a newly revised onboarding session, that I entitled “Onboarding Experiment,” one of our new hires told me how she loved that I used the word experiment. My immediate reaction? Crap. She’s onto me. I find myself using that word quite a lot in reference to initiatives I’m working on. There’s just something about calling a new effort an experiment that makes it ... Read Full Article
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