Too often discussions of attitudes, values, and beliefs center on the person, making us blind to the power of the situation. Marketers advocate finding the right psychographic for a product. Psychologists talk about finding the person who is ready to quit smoking. Human resource managers focus on getting the right people on the bus, andRead more
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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 13, the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program. No one has forgotten that part of history, but we would do well to revisit the lessons we learned fifty years ago during this time of uncertainty. James Lovell commanded the third Apollo mission that wasRead more
During tough economic times, retaining average talent presents no problem. People want a paycheck. But in good times and bad, keeping truly gifted talent remains an ongoing challenge. Finding the specialists that offer what you need poses the first problem; keeping them in your doors the second. Helping organizations and individuals achieve a more powerfulRead more
People use the word “team” to mean any group of people that works for the same company, shares a common purpose, or has any degree of interdependency. Most companies don’t have teams; they have committees. Beautiful music requires more than a collection of people, however; it demands the collective efforts of professionals who devote themselves to creatingRead more
You’ll be most motivated to spend time on team analysis when your team faces a roadblock, but often that will be too late. A more proactive approach would be to do some teambuilding when things are going well. To do that, you simply ask the members of the team to examine the eight critical functionsRead more
