We are coming up on performance review time. Cali and Jody do a quick review of the four problems with the current performance review process from an article in the Wall Street Journal. The problems noted are accurate. But, since we deal in reality, we still need to deal with the performance review because, in… Continue Reading
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Career Management Needs Adaptive Change
Everyone understands that change happens in business, companies, and their personal lives. Yet, rarely, does change stick. In the business world, we adopt TQI, then Six Sigma, then Lean, and then the next great methodology in the sky. Companies announce initiatives with their employees with great fanfare and promotion – and nothing changes when the… Continue Reading
Urgent Versus Important
Last week I did a series of interviews with Cali and Jody on setting up a Results Oriented Work Environment. I’ve followed the conversation since then. This morning, Cali and Jody posted some comments from people at work objecting to the idea of not having a schedule. Some of these comments included: “We need people… Continue Reading
5 most under-appreciated posts on Cube Rules
One of the sharpest guys publishing stuff on project management and process engineering on the Internet is Timothy L. Johnson over on Carpe Factum (Seize the Accomplishment!). He writes some pretty good books too, especially “GUST: The ‘Tale’ Wind of Office Politics” – one of the few books out there that offers an approach to… Continue Reading
What Balance Really Means
In all of the discussions of work-life balance, my position is that there isn’t any balance — just choices. When interviewing with companies, the answers you get about how work is balanced need translating. Cali and Jody do the translating work for us. It’s a scream — and, as with all good humor, accurate. Scot… Continue Reading
7 facts about Scot Herrick of Cube Rules
I was tagged in one of those blogging memes by buddy Phil Gerbyshak of Slacker Manager and Make it Great. I rarely do these little ditties as they tend to be off-topic for my readers. But, since this is supposed to be 7 facts about myself that you might not know, I thought it would… Continue Reading