An organization is like an orchestra. Imagine an orchestra of 70 players all who have differing levels of skill. Some are beginners, others play reasonably well, and a few are world-class players. What kind of sound do you imagine will come out of this orchestra? Noise! Yes, despite the best […]
Diane Stafford had a thoughtful article on praise Sunday Morning. Praise and recognition should be specific and prompt. My experience has been that managers who praise indiscriminately are not only lazy or poor observers of their people, they also create morale problems when people sense insincerity or lack of real interest in their […]
In 1966 I was a junior in high school. Back then we had to do a “junior paper.” It was to be a major research project on a subject of our choosing. I don’t think kids have to do that anymore, but I may be wrong. I chose air pollution. […]