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An inspiration engine for ideas
Here is my radical proposition: a business leader’s job is to create great teams that do amazing work on time. That’s it. That’s the job of management.
Patty McCord • Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility
Don't Call Yourself a Programmer, and Other Career Advice | Kalzumeus Software
Patrick McKenziekalzumeus.com
Building structured employee recognition systems through dedicated departments, point-based rewards, and understanding the universal human need to feel valued and special
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There's rewards that you get. And I don't want to build that better and better. But like if I just think of these ideas and they come and go, it's like, no, create a department around that. Like literally department that thinks of nothing but respect, recognizing and rewarding crew members every day.
And put a bunch of brilliant people. Most of them
... See moreRather than establish firmwide goals for margins, productivity, or leverage, firms should hold each practice (or partner) accountable for a profit per partner target and let the practice (or partner) figure out the best mixture of margin, productivity, and leverage necessary to achieve this goal.
David H. Maister • Managing The Professional Service Firm
“When you’re the CEO or the founder of a company . . . you’ve got to say ‘This is what we’re doing,’ and then you have to model
John Doerr • Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
In every organization, there is a natural tension between the need for expertise and the need to let frontline people make decisions.
Frederic Laloux • Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness
Its focus on team work increased productivity and effectiveness brilliantly. But we were overlooking a vital element—the individual team member.
Tonianne DeMaria Barry • Personal Kanban: Mapping Work | Navigating Life
Tie recognition to company goals and strategies.