The Horizons Tracker

MAY 23, 2024

Middle managers are a much-maligned presence in the workplace, with few people having much good to say about them. However, research from Wharton reminds us that this image is often unfair and that middle managers can play a crucial role in a functioning workplace.

Middle Management 116

Middle Management Management Emotional Intelligence Ethics 116

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 15, 2010

Published by Michael Lee Stallard on July 15, 2010 03:36 pm under E Pluribus Partners , Media Appearances , Uncategorized , connection culture , employee engagement , human value , inspiring identity , intentional connectors , knowledge flow The US Navy and U2 in the same article! why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

McCarthy 218

McCarthy Godin Film Drucker 218

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 28, 2010

It includes an article that Jason Pankau and I wrote entitled “To Boost Productivity and Innovation, Connect with the Core.&# Chief of Navy Operations Admiral Vern Clark and Bono, the lead singer for the rock band U2. Examples in the article include Ret. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

Film 170

Film McCarthy Godin Middle Management 170

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 23, 2010

This is the case because innovation occurs when an individual sees a potential connection between two previously unrelated ideas e.g. shoes + wheels = roller skates. A diminished marketplace of ideas reduces the likelihood the innovative connections will be made to birth new products, processes and businesses. Connecting the U.S.

Long-term 207

Long-term Consensus Class Follow-up 207

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 5, 2010

If his players didn’t work hard enough during practice, as hard as he did preparing for it, he ordered them off the court, then had the student managers collect the balls, turn off the lights, and lock the doors. Coach Wooden operated a meritocracy that treated every player fairly. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

Follow-up 360

Follow-up Open-book Learning-by-Doing Hotels 360

LDRLB

MAY 13, 2014

It talks about the 4 underlying key leadership styles and visionary, operator, processer, synergists that determine which stage an organization settles into. They are very good at coming up with innovative solutions to problems. They tend to work very closely with what I call operators, that’s the second natural style.

Brainstorming 60

Brainstorming Learning-by-Doing Operations Leadership Styles 60

Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

We often compare the typical experience of culture to operating a plane on autopilot. Organizations have standard ways of operating. Think of the shifts in the media industry that brought low leading magazines and newspapers. Let’s talk about the four forces: vision, interests, habits, and innovation. Innovation.

Succession 139

Succession Environment Learning-by-Doing Innovation 139