Leverage
The system is more under your control than your people are, so focus your actions where you have the most leverage. Drive change, not people. Results will quickly follow.
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Bending the Organization to Our Will in 2016
In our modern world, organizations are routinely bending nature to their will for our benefit. Yet, this control doesn’t transfer to the routines of organizational life. We plan project portfolios using metrics we know aren’t effective, conduct annual performance appraisals that achieve little, and spend months to fill vacancies even though candidates are readily available. We can
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Capacity for Change
People underestimate their capacity for change. There is never a right time to do a difficult thing.” – John Porter Like replace your oven and cooktop with a range? Bring it on! Life happens. We choose what we’ll learn from it. I’m maximizing my learning. What will you do? Why not try?
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I was going to tell you…
…something. For the life of me I can’t remember, but I knew this afternoon that it was going to be great. Tonight’s post is a reminder that when you have a spark of insight that ignites your mind, don’t assume the flame will stay lit. Write down your thought. You’ll thank yourself later. Photo Credit:
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New hats
I’ve begun or am soon to begin several new roles simultaneously. The process of starting so much new is reminding me that change stimulates the mind in ways that learning within a role never can. Assuming a new role requires so much probing, listening, sensing, sending, receiving, and interpreting that every nerve seems activated. I’m
Get moving
Get moving. Stop talking. Stop planning. Stop worrying. Definitely stop complaining. Do something! Action is the only way you’ll be someplace or someone different tomorrow. Why not try? photo credit: David via Compfight
New Approaches
When you want a step change in an outcome in your organization, you can’t look to tweak your status quo to get there. You must find a new approach and embrace it. Here are a few blog posts about new approaches. Instead of forcing everyone to take the same classes, try a “No More Mandatory
Fearing Sight
In Hans Christian Andersen’s legendary tale, The Emperor’s New Clothes, a vain emperor is made the fool by two scheming tailors who play on the emperor’s vanity and sell him a suit of invisible cloth. The tailors claim only those “worthy” souls can see the cloth, hence binding the emperor and his most loyal followers
Policy Buffers in Germany
Yesterday Steve Holt presented our topic at the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) International conference in Baden, Germany. Jack Vinson was gracious enough to write a post about what he learned. The core message of “Fire the Consultants” wasn’t to actually to fire the consultants, but to stop what consultants are usually pushed
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Recognized and Refreshed
Yesterday I was honored to be recognized as one of five employees of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) nominated for Outstanding Volunteer Services Employee of the Year. My nomination was based on my work with Bremerton Beyond Accessible Play, as we seek to bring the first accessible playground to
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