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Pseudoscientific Management

28 July, 2017 by James Lawther 4 Comments

Pseudoscience

Pseudoscience Pseudoscience answers everything Pseudoscience hates being challenged Pseudoscience rejects new ideas Pseudoscience cannot fail Pseudoscience is static Science Science questions everything Science thrives on being challenged Science opens up to new ideas Science is designed to fail Science changes Pseudoscience or Science? Opinions or observations? Dogma or debate? Convinced or sceptical? Performance Management or Test […]

Filed Under: Blog, Wild Cards Tagged With: beliefs, culture, management style, performance management, test and learn

Performance Management Best Practice

26 February, 2017 by James Lawther 3 Comments

performance management

What is the best way to improve staff performance? There is an awful lot of performance management “best practice” out there.  Lots of books, seminars, HR gurus and management consultants who tell you what to do and sell you a model. But which practice is the best practice? In 2002 the corporate leadership council decided […]

Filed Under: Blog, Employee Engagement Tagged With: beliefs, best practice, performance management, pygmalion effect

Evolution or Revolution?

19 February, 2017 by James Lawther Leave a Comment

Uphill Struggle

What’s the best way to improve your business? Where should you put your development time and effort to get the greatest return? There are two lines of thought: #1: Revolution Focus on the big strategic levers and the radical steps.  Making bold moves is the most important thing you can do.  Don’t worry about the […]

Filed Under: Blog, Process Improvement Tagged With: beliefs, continuous improvement

The Clear Desk Policy

18 December, 2016 by James Lawther 6 Comments

Lean Office

Busting management myths I love social psychology, it fascinates me.  I particularly like experiments.  It is one thing to put forward a theory about why people behave the way that they do; it is another thing altogether to prove it with some data. Let me give you an example, how should you set up an office? […]

Filed Under: Blog, Employee Engagement Tagged With: beliefs, command and control, empowerment, five s, management style, office productivity

Prove Me Wrong!

15 August, 2016 by James Lawther 1 Comment

Patterns in numbers

Confirmation bias A scientist has asked you to take part in a test.  It is a simple test, all you have to do is work out a pattern of numbers. He gives you three numbers to start with and then asks you to give him another set of three numbers.  In return he will let you […]

Filed Under: Blog, Operations Analysis Tagged With: assumptions, beliefs, confirmation bias, human nature, learning, test and learn

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