by Saud A. | Nov 29, 2017
An organizational culture is the sum total of all I have discussed in my previous posts. It is the product of your people, your policies, and the way your organization does business. Before you can define your organization’s culture, you must understand what a culture...
by Saud A. | Sep 17, 2017
Training may be the most obvious, but most overlooked strategy for greater productivity. Why? Training can be expensive, in terms of both time and money. Every hour employees are training they are not directly, immediately productive. Projects can be delayed. But if...
by Saud A. | Sep 12, 2017
Asked to describe the role of their supervisor, many employees will say, “He tells me what to do.” This is a symptom of top-down management, in which employees are tightly controlled by management. People who stray from management’s rigid agenda are considered...
by Saud A. | Aug 30, 2017
Much of what we believe about management has its roots in the Industrial Revolution. The concept of the organization as a “well-oiled machine” with a rigid, almost military hierarchy, is leftover from a time when jobs were simple, repetitive, and mindless. In fact,...
by Saud A. | Aug 24, 2017
Of all the methods available to increase engagement, productivity, and performance, the most powerful is meaningfulness. Simply defined, meaningfulness is a company mission that employees can relate to as people. It’s a statement that reassures them their work is...
by Saud A. | Aug 22, 2017
If you gave each of your employees a check for 5 million dollars, how many would show up for work the next day? Your answer is a window into the basic health and culture of your organization. Sure, it seems absurd that anyone would continue to work without the need...
