Our organizational systems are failing us! Somehow, we have allowed our systems to lose the necessary focus on the end point: improving organizational performance. Something is systematically getting in the way of people being as effective as they can in the...
In a previous article, I wrote about the pendulum swinging too far, and the idea that managers do not have sufficient administrative support. The fact is, requiring managers to spend significant time on routine, administrative tasks is a waste of resources. But what...
One of the more short sighted and counterproductive moves in recent years has been the systemic removal of administrative support positions in organizations. True, the days when every “manager” was automatically assigned an assistant are appropriately long...
There’s no denying the fact that today’s managers are not as effective as they could be. They are overburdened, lacking critical support systems and unprepared with the resources and tools they need to achieve higher levels of output, both individually and...
As a consultant who has been involved with many sizes and types of organizations, I’ve seen my share of job descriptions. Some are stellar examples of how an organization can identify, define and communicate accountability and authority for moving the organization...
The most common time that managers think about position descriptions is when there is a position vacancy. And it is true that defining and communicating expectations through a well-written job description is an important part of attracting highly qualified candidates...
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