July 4th Friday Freetime

By Michelle Malay Carter on July 4, 2008 

Today is Independence Day in the US. 
Went to the beach yesterday.  Fishing and fireworks today. 
I’ll catch back up with you next week.

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What Does Managerial Leadership Look Like? A Requisite Approach

By Michelle Malay Carter on July 2, 2008 

Elliott Jaques’ Requisite Organization model does a great job of defining a set managerial leadership behaviors which, within a Requisite Organization leadership framework, would become explicit accountabilities of all managers. 

Two way managerial teamworking
Context setting
Planning
Task assignment
Personal effectiveness appraisal of direct reports
Merit review
Coaching
Selection and induction
Deselection and dismissal
Continuous improvement

Simple?  Yes.  Practiced?  Maybe
These practices are simple on their face, but [...]

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Why Perfect Candidates Still Fail on the Job

By Michelle Malay Carter on June 29, 2008 

Recruiting Effectiveness Metrics
I recently read a blogger proposing that recruiters should be measured not only by how many slots are filled or how quickly the slots are filled, but also by the first year’s performance of the candidates they place.  I agree that how many and how quickly will not tell the whole story, but neither [...]

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Can We “Luck” Our Way into Effective Organization Structure? A Friday Funny

By Michelle Malay Carter on June 26, 2008 

If we don’t really understand work levels or human cognitive capability in terms of levels, what do you think the probability is that we will luck our way into effective organizational structure to carry out our strategy and live our values?
As probable as this, I suspect…

I’m OK.  You’re OK.  Let’s fix the system!  It starts with [...]

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Michelle Malay Carter Interview on the Epic Living Hour

By Michelle Malay Carter on June 23, 2008 

As promised, here is my Friday interview with Eric Pennington on his Epic Living Hour radio show.

I’m OK.  You’re OK.  Let’s fix the system.

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Anticipation - Are You a Penguin or a Polar Bear? A Friday Funny

By Michelle Malay Carter on June 20, 2008 

If Friday is the last day of the workweek in your part of the world, I hope you are excited about the prospect of some relaxation, recreation, and rejuvenation this weekend.
But my greater hope would be that on Monday morning, you would have that same sense of optimistic anticipation as you return to work.  For about [...]

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Join Me at BlogTalkRadio’s The Epic Living Hour - Friday, June 20

By Michelle Malay Carter on June 18, 2008 

I’ll be a guest on Eric Pennington’s BlogTalkRadio show, The Epic Living Hour.  Please join us Friday, June 20th, at 12:30 EDT.
Click here to both set up an email reminder for yourself and to listen live.  If you care to participate on Friday, you can in at +1 347 945 5139.
If that time is not convenient for [...]

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Organizational Structure - What If…

By Michelle Malay Carter on June 18, 2008 

Jack Fallow had this to say about my lamentation on organizational structural failures: 
Yes it is a problem that we under-engineer work environments and structures.
Typically, the engineer, first decides that weight bearing strength of 1000lbs is necessary, then adds 50% for security. Next, they choose the best material to carry the strain. Then, they make over-abundant [...]

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Structural Failures within Organizations - Close is Not Good Enough

By Michelle Malay Carter on June 17, 2008 

Steve Roesler throws out the concept of applied management in his latest post on employee survey research.  I couldn’t agree more that we need more applied management within organizations.
And I would ask, just what are we applying?
Is Close Good Enough?
Engineers take natural laws and science-based knowledge and use this inform to inform their designs.  If I [...]

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Are You Open to the Idea that You are Closed Minded?

By Michelle Malay Carter on June 15, 2008 

I came across a job announcement the other day and one of the personal characteristics they were looking for in a candidate was open-mindedness. 
My question is, if you asked 100 people if they were open minded, how many would say no?
I suspect that closed-minded people view themselves as being principled, right, or knowledgeable, but not [...]

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