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....
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?...
Sometimes it’s easier to know what you don’t want in a consultant. Like the ones who say, “Implementation will be a breeze!” or “Don’t say anything else about requirements: I know everything I need to.” In the first case, they’re underestimating the work that needs to...
In the “Management Practice and Productivity” report, researchers led by Stanford’s Nick Bloom found that “firms across the globe that apply accepted management practices will perform significantly better than those that do not. This suggests that improved management...
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