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JUNE 19, 2013

Bob''s blog entries Clear the underbrush FutureThink Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley Harvard Business Review HBR Blog Network HBR email alerts IBM Kill the Company KPMG Lisa Bodell Ron Ashkenas Schaffer Consulting Seven Strategies for Simplifying Your Organization Simply Effective Take an outside-in perspective The Boundaryless Organization (..)

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OCTOBER 7, 2015

observations – Empathy; An Organized Mind; “Results”. You begin to see patterns, repeated ideas and insights, and when you see them often enough, you begin to pay attention. Here are a few: #1 – Empathy is… Read More Some misc.

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JUNE 29, 2013

Daum 1924 Professor of International Business at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth every organization needs to find ways to speed up or be left behind HBR Blog Network HBR Press Hydra I Love Lucy Instill the sense of urgency Intel Corporation Lead the way Manish Tangri Measure your company''s "heart rate" and optimize for speed Reverse Innovation (..)

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JUNE 4, 2013

Bob''s blog entries "12 Vital Signs of Organizational Health" first friday book synopsis Randy Mayeux The defining characteristics of a healthy organization' Actually, here is a baker’s dozen of “vital signs,” in no particular […].

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JULY 25, 2013

Here is sign #6: A healthy organization is good at “alignment” — its people are on the same page, with genuine […]. Phil Jackson, Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success ——————– In my introductory post, 12 Vital signs of Organizational Health, I listed the 12 signs. Randy''s blog entries'

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JULY 26, 2012

By definition, every organization is “values driven.” Gary Hamel, What Matters Now ————- Let’s think about what organizations value. We’d best start with this: what does your organization value? The only question is, what values are in the driver’s seat? Everything depends on it.

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MARCH 25, 2011

You organize – fast! In Hadenya, Japan, the people immediately went to work, organizing for their own survival. So what do you do when your village is pretty well wiped out by a Tsunami? They identified a leader, Osamu Abe, who rose to the challenge. this reminds me of the work of Luis Urzúa, Shift [.].

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JULY 19, 2011

The Boundaryless Organization: Breaking the Chains of Organization Structure, Revised and Updated Ron Ashkenas, Dave Ulrich, Todd Jick, and Steve Kerr Jossey-Bass/John Wiley & Sons (2002) Yes and No The title is a misnomer: Although the authors do indeed suggest how to “break through the chains of organizational structure&# , they provide (..)

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APRIL 19, 2014

Every organization has a formal organization, and in informal one. That is simple fact. And, it needs both of them. The trick is making sure that both are in good health, and functioning together – in alignment. That’s just one of the many useful insights from Startup Leadership: How Savvy Entrepreneurs Turn Their Ideas into […].

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Does the average company/organization actually help people learn, so that that they can get better? What have you learned? When have you learned? How do you keep learning? Does the average employee get better at his or her job? Are you getting better at your job? (Yes, Yes, go ahead and ask me: “Are you, Randy [.].

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OCTOBER 30, 2015

We know the… Read More The Saying-Doing Gap – How Large is the Gap in Your Organization? Jeffrey Pfeffer, Leadership BS: Fixing Workplaces and Careers One Truth at a Time ——————– We all know about the knowing-doing gap. It is a simple concept, and so very true.

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APRIL 13, 2011

Levers of Organization Design: How Managers Use Accountability Systems for Greater Performance and Commitment Robert Simons Harvard Business Press (2005) Eloquent and Essential Practicality Unlike subtitles of so many other recently published business books, the one for Levers of Organization Design correctly identifies its author’s primary objective: (..)

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APRIL 18, 2012

The Social Organization: How to Use Social Media to Tap the Collective Genius of Your Customers and Employees Anthony J. Bradley and Mark P.

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APRIL 15, 2011

The Strategy-Focused Organization: How Balanced Scorecard Companies Thrive in the New Business Environment Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton Harvard Business Press (2000) The Perilous “Journey&# to Breakthrough Performance Note: This is another “business classic” I read when it was first published and then recently re-read it.

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JULY 30, 2013

Here is sign #11: A healthy organization excels at execution. Michael Porter ——————– In my introductory post, 12 Vital signs of Organizational Health, I listed the 12 signs. This is the question. Get ready for it. Do you deliver on what you […]. Randy''s blog entries'

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

I think I will be thinking about the book The Organized Mind for quite some time. Bob Morris just posted his (very helpful) review of this book to our blog today. I will present my synopsis of the book this Friday at our October First Friday Book Synopsis. And I’ll post my lessons and takeaways, […]. Randy''s blog entries'

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NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Requires common understanding of purposes and goals of the organization, and consistency between every objective and plan right down to the incentive offers. (from businessdictionary.com): Corporate alignment: Linking of organizational goals with the employees’ personal goals.

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MAY 23, 2012

No change, no innovation = real trouble for any and every organization. The jury came in long ago. From Gary Hamel, What Matters Now (notice the subtitle: How to win in a world of relentless change, ferocious competition, and unstoppable innovation): Innovation isn’t a fad—it’s the real deal, the only deal.

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APRIL 18, 2012

The Social Organization: How to Use Social Media to Tap the Collective Genius of Your Customers and Employees Anthony J. Bradley and Mark P.

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JULY 22, 2013

Here is sign #3: A healthy organization has a clear, challenging organizational strategy. I’m returning to the series today. Sorry for the delay). In my introductory post, 12 Vital signs of Organizational Health, I listed the 12 signs. Back in my graduate school days, I remember the day that […]. Randy''s blog entries'

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DECEMBER 18, 2011

“We are a citizen-centered organization.” Lynda Humble — City Manager, Rowlett, Texas ————— Focus… What are you “centered on?” This may be the first lesson in business success. You have a better chance of accomplishing what you focus on, and little chance of accomplishing what you don’t focus on.

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JULY 23, 2013

Here is sign #4: A healthy organization has an effective leader/leadership team. I’ve just returned to the series. Sorry for the delay). In my introductory post, 12 Vital signs of Organizational Health, I listed the 12 signs. The jury is pretty much in — there is a shortage of […]. Randy''s blog entries'

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APRIL 11, 2015

Great ones… they were just about a very specific kind of organization… Who was Lyle Schaller? His name may not register with many readers of this blog. He didn’t write business books. But, in fact, he did. He was a student of churches – what made them “work” well, and what […]. Randy''s blog entries'

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DECEMBER 19, 2012

In a previous blog post, I posed a question I frequently encounter: “What if I can’t afford to retain a consultant?” Several dozen [.].

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MARCH 3, 2016

And for about 10… Read More Why You Might Need a Social Justice/Social Impact Book Club in Your Company or Organization. For 18 years, each month I have presented synopses of business books at the First Friday Book Synopsis.

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JULY 19, 2016

I speak on “Current Events,” present book reviews, and an occasional patriotic… Read More “Someone to know; Something to do” – a formula for Engagement for Retirement Communities, and for All Organizations.

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JULY 24, 2013

Here is sign #5: A healthy organization is effective at building and nurturing successful teams. In my introductory post, 12 Vital signs of Organizational Health, I listed the 12 signs. We live in an era of collaboration. We work with other people – we work together. We work in teams, on teams. And, no matter which […].

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JANUARY 6, 2015

Read these quotes carefully: If you’re running a big company today and are not aware of these technologies—not to mention how they might impact your company—you are simply not doing your job. Constant learning is critical to staying on the exponential curve. John Seely Brown and John Hagel have observed that although all of our […].

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AUGUST 2, 2011

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. Alignment simply makes things easier. When people and processes are in sync, it takes less time and energy to go from A to Z. Here are three areas [.].

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JULY 27, 2013

Here is sign #8: A healthy organization excels at communication — of all kinds — internally, and externally. In my introductory post, 12 Vital signs of Organizational Health, I listed the 12 signs.

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AUGUST 25, 2013

So, I found this article from David Allen that I had printed out: What Does “Organized” Really Mean? Entropy Noun a process of degradation or running down or a trend to disorder ———————- (Still cleaning out stacks – so many stacks!). Randy''s blog entries'

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JULY 28, 2013

Here is sign #9: A healthy organization identifies and removes bottlenecks. In my introductory post, 12 Vital signs of Organizational Health, I listed the 12 signs. I am willing to bet that you are stuck. Somewhere in your personal life, you are stuck. And you have not been able to get unstuck. You may not even […].

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

You’re right to… Read More Daniel Levitin (The Organized Mind) Reminds Us – Work on One Thing at a Time, Fully, Fully Focused! And, by the afternoon after I finish our event, I am already thinking about the next month’s selection. Sometimes, I forget the name of the book I just presented.

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JULY 29, 2013

Here is sign #10: A healthy organization knows what to measure, and measures effectively. In my introductory post, 12 Vital signs of Organizational Health, I listed the 12 signs. I try to write about what I know about. I’m pretty much out of my league on this one. I do know this. We are getting much […]. Randy''s blog entries'

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JANUARY 7, 2012

Here is the latest post by Joseph A. Maciariello featured in the Joe’s Journal series at the Drucker Exchange (Dx) sponsored by the Drucker Institute. The Dx is a platform for bettering society through effective management and responsible leadership. It is produced by the Drucker Institute, a think tank and action tank based at Claremont [.].

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JANUARY 2, 2012

Here is the latest post by Joseph A. Maciariello featured in the Joe’s Journal series at the Drucker Exchange (Dx) sponsored by the Drucker Institute. The Dx is a platform for bettering society through effective management and responsible leadership. It is produced by the Drucker Institute, a think tank and action tank based at Claremont [.].

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NOVEMBER 8, 2014

i just spoke to the great folks at Philanthropy Southwest at their annual conference. I shared my takeaways from Margaret Heffernan’s essential book Willful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at our Peril.

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