If you take a magnifying glass and hold it up to most organizations recognized for their effectiveness, you will see that they have two characteristics in common; they have effective Leadership and they operate through effective Teams. If you believe the chicken came before the egg, then you would agree that it takes effective leadership…
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“You Get What You Pay For”-Rewarding Incorrectly Will Hurt You!
Most organizations will say they reward “results”, yet that is not necessarily true. Organizations establish a formal or informal process to incentivize their workforce to achieve a desired level of performance. Depending on the size and culture of the enterprise, this compensation plan may include all employees, just management or something in between. All such…
Organizations-Playing Offense or Defense
Organizations in today’s economic times are either playing offense or defense, whether they know it or not. What determines which style of play? Cash or operating capital availability. With the credit markets shrinking, cash on hand has become a significant criteria for survival and the opportunity for growth. Those organizations that have lived from month-to-month…
The Influences of Organizational Cultures
Organizations are like societies, they each have their own culture that has developed over time due to the actions of their personnel (leaders and employees/volunteers). When working to bring about change within an organization, one of the biggest mistakes leaders make is they discount the impact that the existing culture has on their efforts. I…
