#yampost

[mathewlowry]

the most effective transformation initiatives draw upon four key actions to change mind-sets and behaviors... role modeling, fostering understanding and conviction, reinforcing changes through formal mechanisms, and developing talent and skills.... successful transformations are nearly eight times more likely to use all four actions than to use just one... The process of how initiatives are designed is critical too. When companies take a systematic approach ... involve input from a range of company stakeholders, executives are more likely than average to report successful transformations. - The science of organizational transformations | McKinsey & Company via: Diigo, IFTTT

[mathewlowry]

Gallup discovered 82% of hiring processes didn't pick the person with the right talent ... Add the wrong person into your employee mix ... and you could be looking at the cause of 80% of your turnovers. - 4 questions managers ask to better compare equally qualified candidates via: Diigo, IFTTT

[mathewlowry]

“The only way you can keep great employees in the company is by treating them like great employees.... Here are five truly idiotic HR policies that will keep your best employees racing for the exits the minute they get the chance — and keep you re-filling the same positions over and over:" Five Stupid Rules That Drive Great Employees Away, Forbes via: Diigo, IFTTT

[mathewlowry]

You Don’t Need a Manager

Another advocacy piece on holacracy, because "Getting rid of hierarchies might just save the human race" - You Don’t Need a Manager — Work: Reimagined — Medium More: http://ift.tt/1ILj64A via: Diigo, IFTTT

[mathewlowry]

Bosses Use Anonymous Networks to Learn What Workers Really Think

"... management has become so obsessed with the “engagement” of its staff that it now places more importance on it than sales... [because] the components of engagement—employee happiness and commitment to the business—are exactly what drive sales, and therefore the bottom line... the key to this new breed of internal-communications tools... is that they are anonymous... Anonymity is a tool for honesty ... On the wider Internet, it encourages perhaps too much honesty. But, within a company ... it helps people raise problems and solutions that they might otherwise be reluctant to bring up." - Bosses Use Anonymous Networks to Learn What Workers Really Think - WSJ More: http://ift.tt/1IaIujR via: Diigo, IFTTT

[mathewlowry]

So Yeah We Tried Slack... and We Deeply Regretted It

they clearly state that there is "no limit on how many people you can add to your team on Slack." So we assumed we wouldn't need to worry about outgrowing their service. But trusting Slack's marketing would prove to be a huge mistake. - Free Code Camp's Learn to Code Blog: So Yeah We Tried Slack... and We Deeply Regretted It More: http://ift.tt/1MZzcGN via: Diigo, IFTTT

[mathewlowry]

The REAL reason Slack became a billion dollar company

"Slack is just another stream ... of continuous information that you have to follow. I remembered I found it distractive and stressful because it was so easy to miss out on stuff.... This is what drives Slacks’ success. Because if you don’t follow Slack all the time you do not and cannot take part in the conversation with your team members anymore" So what I thought was a bug of Yammer and Slack - lack of memory (see http://ift.tt/1wZy3rX) - turns out to be a feature. Except this feature is good for Yammer and Slack, bad for their users. - The REAL reason Slack became a billion dollar company — Medium More: http://ift.tt/1QyCgdQ via: Diigo, IFTTT

[mathewlowry]

7 Ways to Make the Most Out of Your Summer Interns

Good management and approach can make a real difference. Since it's the company's job to manage interns well, here are seven tips will help you get the most out of your summer interns. - 7 Ways to Make the Most Out of Your Summer Interns | Inc.com More: http://ift.tt/1dtUH6P via: Diigo, IFTTT