I was recently reading Dagmar Recklies’ article titled What Makes a Good Change Agent? and started thinking about some of the people that I know who are good at change…and some who completly destroy any opportunities for change.
In the article, 15 Competencies are listed that a good change agent should have. These competencies are:
15 Key [...]
One of the most visited posts on this blog is titled “The Problem(s) with Linear Thinking“. That one post makes up for a good amount of monthly visitors from people doing a google search for ‘linear thinking‘. Do that search yourself and you’ll see that post in the top 3 (if not #1).
Why is this [...]
You’re doing it wrong!
I hate when people tell me that.
Who are they to tell me how to do something?
OK…OK…there are times when ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ make sense. Driving a car. Flying a plane. Connecting electric lines. Things like this do have right and wrong ways.
If I’m taking a picture, who’s to tell me what is [...]
Can an organization be built on individuality with a focus on bringing humanity back to business?
I think so.
The modern day corporation was developed to build ’stuff’. To build ’stuff’, organization was needed. To keep the organization flowing, management was needed. Management created processes, procedures, flowcharts, operational efficiencies, human resources, etc etc etc.
Many of these things [...]
I read Seth Godin’s post titled “You’re Boring” the other day and shrugged my shoulders. OK Seth…most companies and products ARE boring…what’s new? Products have always been boring. So have companies.
I found myself bored with Seth after reading his “You’re Boring” post. In the post, he writes:
You don’t get unboring for free. Remarkable costs time [...]
