Some companies never seem to have their act together. Others run like well-oiled machines. How does yours operate? Organizational behaviors exist on a continuum. From most chaotic at the base to most disciplined at the apex, the maturity pyramid … Continued
“It’s just how we do things around here.” I still recall the conversation between the Hewlett-Packard worker and the Tellabs manufacturing VP. It was 1993, and we were on trip to HP’s Loveland Manufacturing Center, a key production facility in … Continued
Planning is easy. Execution is hard. How can a monthly meeting keep an organization persistently on track to achieve its goals? Nobody likes meetings, including me. People perceive them as time-wasters. Many have gone to “no PowerPoint” talks, got rid … Continued