Archive for May, 2012
I want to tell you about a well researched book on teams. Leading Teams: Setting the Stage for Great Performances. It is written by J. Richard Hackman of Harvard who is a leading voice and researcher on teams. His research found that you can make the most effective team by having: a real team a […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →I mentioned Ken Thomson’s leadership recently and today want to mention Reid Hoffman. Ken Thomson is not a genius, but got good people (also not geniuses) who had the same values and direction. Reid Hoffman is a Genius. He started and led LinkedIn. Ronen Shilo says, ” First, he had a vision which he executed […]
Continue Reading →The Procurement Leaders have an insightful blog up on Partnering called Is Partnering With Suppliers Overhyped? It is worth reading and just click on the title above to get it. They note that results of partnering have not been clearly good. They go on to say that the reason is that Suppliers have actually used […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Hiring for credentials is epidemic and unwise. Readers probably know how much harm I have seen from this practice. I could not help but paste a piece of this article explaining how Thomson Corporation achieved huge growth over the 30 years of Ken Thomson’s leadership. I paste several words below. In 1976, Thomson inherited a […]
Continue Reading →Anyone……Do you see a person of inestimable worth and capacity to have infinite value? Great leadership has many facets, but I aspire to this one. Let’s reach higher. Here are some past postings that stem from this base thought. Fear Must Be Driven Out Workers Either Must or Want to Follow (I) Be Know […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Perhaps the NBA can help us think today. Kobe Bryant scored 42 points for the Lakers in their loss to Oklahoma in Game 5. See the report here. Kobe was all about me. He was the hero, but Oklahoma had a team. Check out this quote. ”That’s a tough team, man. They weren’t laying down,” […]
Continue Reading →I heard an old boss remark once, “They should be thankful they have a job.” Then he knuckled down on their benefits. Forbes put out survey data on employee satisfaction. Just 19% of Americans are satisfied with their job. See the whole article here. They note the world situation is much the same. It does […]
Continue Reading →All Roads to China has a post up called Innovation and Incubation in China – The System is the Problem I paste a quote of his here. In China, the education system (incl first employers) have a job to educate students, and they do it well (as shown through international testing), while in the West […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Take a look at this quoted question. How come teams with an average IQ of over 120, function with a collective IQ of about 60? from Peter Michael Senge who is director of the Center for Organizational Learning at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is known as author of the book The Fifth […]
Continue Reading →Let’s take a new look at Guanxi. Previously, I wrote part 1 here. When I was dating my wife prior to marriage, she introduced me to her parents. They talked to me like it was an interview for a job. Her Chinese father asked me whether I had a good job and a good career […]
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