Here’s a question for you: what’s the difference between performance management and effectiveness management? If you’re unsure of the answer—or if you thought they were the same thing—you’re not alone. Many people confuse these two related but different concepts....
Managers are the glue that holds an organization together. When we think of great business leaders, we think of people like Steve Jobs, Jack Welch, or Richard Branson. Wharton University management professor Ethan Mollack found, though, that it is the managers, not...
This past summer Stephen Covey passed away. He is the author of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, first published in 1989, and which sold over 20 million copies. As a manager, I found Covey’s take on how one should live one’s life to be an exceptionally helpful...
Ah, the email inbox. One of the most common complaints I hear in the workplace is that the inbox is overcrowded and intrusive. Many people cringe at the amount of new email they get each day. In today’s workplace, it seems that everyone is overwhelmed by email. We use...
What do Wayne Gretzky, Magic Johnson, Kevin McHale, Bryan Trottier, Ted Williams, and Isaiah Thomas have in common? They were all phenomenal athletes with long careers. But, here’s something else they have in common: they were terrible coaches. On the flip side of...
When your organization wants to step things up a notch, it can be difficult to define the type of assistance that would best suit your needs. How do you distinguish if your organization needs an organization design consultant or a management effectiveness consultant?...
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