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Working Backward Is Key To Successful Pilots

The Horizons Tracker

This requires that you have not only a hypothesis to test and a means of objectively testing it, but also a commitment to do something with the results at the end. Too often, pilots lack this commitment to action at the end, which means that any learning that results from the pilot is wasted. Working backward.

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The Power of Interest and Attention - Your Mega Watt Tool for Success

Management Craft

As you might recall, the Hawthorne studies helped us understand the connections between workplace relationships, morale, and productivity. Interest and attention increases commitment and productivity. It felt like less management to them because the researchers were supportive, interested, pleasant, and open.