The hallmark of horizontal accountability is effective and timely performance feedback from peers. Timely and constructive feedback has an immediate impact on behavior. Most organizations using 360 feedback programs are often disappointed in the lack of changed behavior in most leaders. Many organizations using 360 performance feedback systems report that people tend to […]
Occasionally I hear people complaining about political correctness in the workplace and world in general. The way they talk is as if PC is a new thing. Political correctness has always been around it just changes based on current power and political structures. For example, it was politically incorrect to swear or […]
I recently received a Power Point Show that puts a huge perspective on the economic realities of our emerging world. Here are some points that struck me:
The most intelligent top 25% of China is greater than the entire population of the US.
The most intelligent top 28% of India is greater than the US population.
China […]
I am having a good time reading Richard Farson’s, Management of the Absurd. My friend Bob Jacobi gave it to me recently after I spoke at his management class. It is an irreverant look at management. An almost Zen appeal. He has a healthy skepticism about management as “technique” which I […]