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A World Without Objectives

8 December, 2016 by James Lawther 2 Comments

Marionette

Objectives: could we manage without them? How would we cope?  The guys in H.R. would throw up their hands in horror. We couldn’t rate our staff. Pay for performance would flounder. Annual appraisals would become a farce. We wouldn’t know what we were doing. How could we manage our businesses? But how do we manage with objectives? They just get […]

Filed Under: Blog, Employee Engagement Tagged With: collaboration, command and control, human nature, objective setting, reinforcing behaviour, trust

Did You Know That…

20 November, 2016 by James Lawther 4 Comments

Dunce

Knowledge is interesting You can classify it into 4 categories.  It all depends on what you know and what you think you know. A diagram might make that a little clearer: There is stuff you know you know I know I know the way to my front door.  This is a safe place to be. There is […]

Filed Under: Blog, Operations Analysis Tagged With: human nature, ignorance, no substitute for experience, self belief

Blame and Ignorance

10 October, 2016 by James Lawther 2 Comments

White Range Rover

I made a fool of myself yesterday I had a road rage incident.  Well it wasn’t so much road rage as pedestrian rage. I was crossing the street on my way to the railway station and some clown in 4 by 4 damn near ran me over.  It ended up in a slagging match between me and […]

Filed Under: Blog, Employee Engagement Tagged With: accident prevention, blame, human nature, ignorance, management style

I See You

3 September, 2016 by Walter McIntyre 2 Comments

Recognition

Recognition Connectivity between human beings is the beginning of synergy.  It is written in our genetic code and expresses itself in our drive to join with others and be part of a group.  This is how we are wired.  It makes sense that the most effective management styles leverage this aspect of our species’ psyche. I […]

Filed Under: Blog, Employee Engagement Tagged With: authenticity, employee recognition, human nature, trust

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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