Here is an interesting op-ed “A more inclusive fabric” by the New York Times editorialist Roger Cohen from March 11, 2012. It seems that courtesy and civility can guide people behavior not only in some companies … Continue reading Courtesy not authority to guide people in London
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Deming, Total Quality, and the Fundamental Respect for People
Edward Deming is known as the father of the quality movement. TQM became a fixeture of many industrial and non-industrial companies. Yet, according to studies two thirds of companies consider that TQM hasn’t met their … Continue reading Deming, Total Quality, and the Fundamental Respect for People
Japan Airlines CEO has no ego, says CBS (2min 20sec)
With many CEOs running their businesses into bankruptcy by making questionable business decisions and indulging in ego-driven excesses, the CEO of Japan Airlines proves that Americans can learn something from others. Just as Japanese business … Continue reading Japan Airlines CEO has no ego, says CBS (2min 20sec)
Want to keep your people? Liberate them!
People leave managers, not companies January 31, 2012 This is the result of a Wilson Learning research on staff retention, presented in an article on HC Online a couple of years ago. It holds true today … Continue reading Want to keep your people? Liberate them!
Top ten most hated jobs – not the ones you think
Nurses hate their job? Managers hate theirs more, and this is why. January 28, 2012 An article from FORBES caught our attention this weekend: a survey of hundreds of thousands of employees conducted in 2011 … Continue reading Top ten most hated jobs – not the ones you think
Have a cause –
If you don’t give a damn about anything, no one will give a damn about you November 30, 2011 FORBES’ has a funny section which uses “visuals to tell stories, jokes, and truths.” Recently the … Continue reading Have a cause –
A School which liberated its teachers and–surprise–greatly outperformed its competition
Brooklyn’s The New American Academy December 20, 2011 On December 6, 2011, we have visited a school in a desolate Brooklyn neighborhood, The New American Academy. We do believe that there would be more Freedom … Continue reading A School which liberated its teachers and–surprise–greatly outperformed its competition
Isaac’s article in “Leadership Excellence”
Leaders of the Free Culture by Isaac Getz AUGUST, 2011 Truman is said to have mused about Eisenhower taking over the president’s office, issuing orders only to discover that nothing gets done in the bureaucratic … Continue reading Isaac’s article in “Leadership Excellence”
Warren Bennis on how leaders can be creative
Watch Bennis commenting on how to make one’s organization dancing Warren Bennis October 27, 2010 Here is a famous quote by Bennis: “There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or … Continue reading Warren Bennis on how leaders can be creative
Daniel Pink explains the science of self-motivation
The surprising truth about what motivates us by Daniel Pink & RSA We thought we posted already this video. Indeed, Dan Pink achieves here one of the best popularizations of the scientific work on human … Continue reading Daniel Pink explains the science of self-motivation