HR Management
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Conflict Management
At the broadest level, we define our identity by two things: -Who we are – our personality, our beliefs, values etc. -What we do – our actions, behavior, etc. We want others to accept us the way we are and to accept the way we do things. When either of these expectations is challenged, there [...]
Motivation – The Good, the Bad and the Confused
Why do we need to understand motivation? The fundamental reason is that it is the only way to create spontaneous and unexpected improvement in performance. Of course, performance can be improved through re-structuring of processes, by training and coaching staff better and any number of other good things in organizations that create incremental, linear improvement. [...]
You and (not) Your Ego
In our personal lives and at work, many of us feel sometime that we have been our own worst enemies. When this happens, we can be sure that this shadow beside us that makes us do these things we regret later is none other than our own ego. It constantly gets in our way, putting [...]
Six Realities of Change Management
There are lot’s of things to take care of when introducing change in an organization – and there are lot’s of myths and hype as well about what works and what doesn’t. Change management is as complex as human beings are – so there aren’t any easy answers or recipes for success. But here’s a [...]
Well-Rounded Teams
This is a brief extract from an article by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie that is adapted from the book “Strengths Based Leadership” Individuals don’t have to be well-rounded, but teams should be Gallup research based on study of thousands of executive teams has indicated that while members of a team may have their own [...]
What Employees Want – Checklist of 15
What do employees really want from their management, from the organization they work for? We ask this question of hundreds of people we meet in training programs my organization conducts, in consultancy or organizational development work we do with organizations of all shades and sizes, across various industries and sectors whether for profit, government or [...]
How People React to Change
Based on the dynamics of change as formulated by Ken Blanchard in 1992 and still as valid now as then. There are seven typical reactions that people have when encountering change and in the current times of economic challenges and organizational downsizing, it is important to summarize these and remember… Whatever the kinds of change [...]
