Musings of an organization consultant
Posted in Leadership, Performance, Uncategorized on Jan 3rd, 2012
Would you prefer to be on a team that makes you feel inspired to give all you got, or a team where you will be treated the same whether you give your best or your worst performance? Most of us think we prefer the former, but as it turns out, the latter is also important [...]
Posted in Leadership on Jun 18th, 2010
Today the U.S. emerged from its 2nd game in the World Cup Championship with a 2-2 tie against Slovenia. While this is not a bad showing, no one is likely to soon forget the spectacular goal made by the U.S. near the end of the game, which was never counted because a referee called a [...]
Posted in Competencies, Employee Engagement, Leadership on Mar 29th, 2010
David McClelland’s early work in competency development led to large scale efforts in the 1990’s toward developing competency models for various employee groups. I was a part of that movement and worked with a number of organizations to develop competency models from the ground up to energize and engage employees around what is most critical [...]
Posted in Competencies, Employee Engagement, Leadership on Mar 29th, 2010
Not that it makes us feel any better, but according to the Towers Watson 2010 Global Workforce Study, we in the U.S. are not the only ones to be faced with an anxious, stressed out workforce. According to the study findings, “From the global recession, to financial defaults, to changes in business models, both employers [...]
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