Signs of Progress: Removing the Stop Signs in Your Organization
In the Dutch Province of Makkinga, motorists drive around uninhibited by signs instructing them to stop, yield, or merge. They don’t have any parking meters to feed, red zones to avoid, or yellow lines to follow. Makkinga — as well as some other small towns in Denmark, England, Germany, and Belgium — are participating in […]
Driving Success? Try Fewer Controls.
Wired Science follows up a story on which this blog commented several months ago. Accidents have dropped by nearly half on a London street where traffic signs, guard rails, and road lines were removed. Some of the more recent accidents have been head trauma claims. “The drivers slow to gauge the intentions of crossing bicyclists […]
The State of The Union: Does Where You Stand Depend on Where You Sit?
Reactions to the idea that Democrats and Republicans sit together at the upcoming State of the Union speech have ranged from humor from Jon Stewart to cynical dismissal by Rush Limbaugh. I think the idea, while not the cure for all that ails Washington, does have some potential to impact the quality of discourse in […]
The Fair Leader
Dave, Director of Global Alliances and Strategic Partnerships at a top search and advertising company in Silicon Valley. The Scenario: Dave was given the opportunity to apply for a new position at his company outside his direct area of experience. During the interview process, Dave met the two people who would report to him as […]
The Change Maker
Scott, former top Network and Data Center executive at Yahoo! and Apple, CEO of his own startup. The Scenario: Scott had a reputation as a hard hitter, for more reasons than one. Scott approached his work somewhat similarly to the way he approached his hobby, boxing: protect yourself and your team, attack anyone who gets […]
The Hardheaded Executive
Bill, senior sales executive at a prominent global investment firm. The Scenario: Bill is very hardworking, extremely successful, and tough as nails. Unfortunately, over time he had developed a reputation of being so hard on others that some staff had become reluctant to work with him. Finally, despite his consistent and “masterful” numbers, the CEO, […]
The Aspiring Visionary
Mary, senior director of product development at a highly-regarded consumer products company. The Scenario: Mary is a highly skilled project manager who is passionate about her work. When she was tasked with implementing new cross-functional innovation approaches at her company — which required not only taking on leadership of a new team but also influencing key […]
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