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Stop Thinking In Tasks And To-Dos. Start Thinking In Outcomes
An outcome is a goal that tells a story. It builds on the proven power of visualization by encouraging us to envision an end state we can ..
Is Your Company Afraid of Going Agile?
How can leaders identify and address the behavioral risks that accompany becoming an agile organization? Thoroughly and regularly address ..
Feeling Ambivalent About Your Boss Hurts Your Performance Even More Than Disliking Them
When people felt more ambivalently toward their leader, they had lower job..
A Balanced Approach to Giving Good Feedback
Appreciative, positive feedback is a powerful motivator when it is specific and behavioral.
Goodbye Structure; Hello Accountability
Here are four reasons why executives should not rely on structure to provide improved organizational agility.
How Are You Protecting Your High Performers from Burnout?
Many companies and leaders engage in three common practices, often unknowingly, that make top performers even more likely to burn out.
Outcome-Based Managers Focus on People and the Finish Line
This approach doesn’t necessarily lighten their managerial load. Perhaps counterintuitively, OBC managers may have a more sprawling role t..
Inspire Employees to Own Their Productivity With a Bottom-Up Culture
Letting employees choose their own tools and devices creates an ownership mentality among workers.
Bureaucracy Can Drain Your Company’s Energy. Agile Can Restore It.
Perhaps my journey to agile will help you figure out how to begin your own.
Against Metrics: How Measuring Performance By Numbers Backfires
A proliferation of companies, government agencies, and higher education institutions are in the grip of what Jerry Z. Muller has termed “m..