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Why Doesn’t Your Team Work?
All of us get to spend time on teams. Some of us spend all of our time on teams. There are terrible teams, good teams and great teams. Most of us rarely get to spend much time on great teams. … Continue reading
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New Manager? New Team? How To Find the Balance.
Congratulations, New Manager! You just became a new manager. You just got a new team. You have lots of ideas of what needs to change. You point out things that are wrong. You tell them what needs to be different. … Continue reading
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Why Is It So Hard to Build A Team?
Teams Are Easy, Right? In theory it should be easy to create a team. Each stakeholder part of the organization sends their best and brightest, outside expertise is brought in, the goal is explained and the “team” gets to … Continue reading
Stand Out: Work On Projects
Internal People on Projects When I work as a consultant on big change projects in companies, there are always consultants (outsiders) and business representatives (insiders). The insiders are usually identified as subject matter experts, business leads, and sponsors. Despite what … Continue reading
Diversity Makes Work Work.
Work Has Gotten More Diverse. No Duh! Have you noticed how diverse our work lives have gotten lately? Not so much at the top of organizations–we still have a long way to go there–but in terms of getting actual work … Continue reading
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My Top 10 Blog Posts
Someone recently asked me what my top blog posts were. Here are the top 10 in terms of readership. Which one do you like best? Get a Mentor, Use a Mentor Personal Change Management Take Feedback, Especially Bad Feedback, as … Continue reading
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Are You A “Flat-Tire-HIPO?”
What Is A Flat-Tire-HIPO? You know those people, those really, really talented people? Those people who REALLY get things done or those people who can spot the 2 numbers in a 20 page spreadsheet that have issues. Or those who … Continue reading
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So, You Want To Get Promoted. What Are You Doing About It?
People Who Do Their Job Don’t Get Promoted Doing your job is not enough. You were hired to do your job. The fact that you do it–even that you do it well–is not enough to make you stand out. If … Continue reading
A Note To Executives: You DON’T Know What Is Going On In Your Organization
Dear Executives: I know you think you know what is going on in your organization. I know you think you know who the super performers are and who the “C” players are. I know you think you know the processes … Continue reading
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Your ‘Tribes’ Are Important For Your Career Success
What Are Your Tribes? Broncos, Seahawks. Democrat, Republican. Christian, Jew. We belong to ‘Tribes.’ The correct definition of this is a social group that preceded the “state,” small in size. The current use of the word is more of an … Continue reading
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Jo McDermott 