Comments on: Not All Work is Created Equal – Exploring Work Levels 1 through 4

By: Mansi

Mansi — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 06:30:03 +0000

I am pursuing an MBA and I did my summer project on Work Levels.I was told by my mentor that this will never be taught in ur college and not many people must have even heard of it, and so I am not very fortunate to work there.
But reading this post and having worked there I feel really great :)

By: Michelle Malay Carter

Michelle Malay Carter — Sat, 08 May 2010 14:57:48 +0000

Hi Dhruva,

I wish I could take credit for the underlying theory but it is of Elliott Jaques. It is one part of his meta-model, Requisite Organization. The examples are mine.

Michelle

By: Dhruva Trivedy

Dhruva Trivedy — Sat, 08 May 2010 11:55:42 +0000

Michelle has generated a wonderful idea which needs to be evolved as we go along. Nothing is perfect and so are processes and methods. But I find a great clue for mapping competencies more accurately.

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