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PROBLEM SOLVING: WHAT ARE THE REAL ISSUES INVOLVED?

Abraham Maslow, famous for his theory of the “Hierarchy of Human Needs”, also had this to say about problem solving: “If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail”. No manager has only one tool in their kit, although I have known a few who seemed to love the hammer. I have also known quite a few managers — tools aside — who have had considerable difficulty sorting out…

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CHANGE AND A SENSE OF LOSS

A number of years ago, I had the opportunity to attend a workshop conducted by the late chairman emeritus and founder of the Levinson Institute — Psychologist Harry Levinson, Ph.D. The workshop focused on the topic of organizational change. While much of that workshop’s exact content has long faded from memory, one thing Harry said has always remained fresh in my thinking. Talking about the…

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BELIEFS IN THE WORKPLACE

Beliefs of any kind are essential parts of who we are as humans. We possess many of them, some stronger than others. They help shape our identity, give us a sense of who we are and they anchor us as part of a particular grouping in society at large. In the right circumstances, we enjoy sharing our beliefs with others. But are such exchanges, especially if the sharing is unwanted or desired,…

HOW CAN I HELP?

In 2018, NBC launched a six season television drama series called “New Amsterdam”. Its focus was America’s fictional oldest public hospital located in New York City; the New Amsterdam. Among the series’ main characters was the hospital’s new Medical Director Dr. Max Goodwin. As a student of management, I was instantly captivated by Dr. Goodwin’s favorite question which seemed to lie at the core…

AM I REALLY A MANAGER?

This may sound like a dumb question to someone who carries the title. But many folks carry some version of the title — manager, assistant manager, co-manager, — yet actually manage nothing at all except a daily workload assigned to them by someone else. So, to officially be considered as doing a manager’s job, two essential requirements must be present. First, there must be some small piece of…

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LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOR IN ACTION: An Illustrative Example

At various times in this blog I have discussed leadership as a verb. That is, one only knows it when one see some specific behavior and thinks “now that’s leadership”. I have also stressed that this observed behavior must be aimed at accomplishing more than simply directing a group of people to undertake a set of actions they all pretty much agree in advance needs undertaking. It’s when some…

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THE GIFT

Suppose somebody tells you that you tend to ramble and repeat yourself in your meetings causing some attendees to tune you out. Or imagine that a colleague suggests that sometimes the emotion you express while making a point seems off-putting and over the top. Or consider your boss suggesting that you try to be more concise and to the point when expressing what you think. How does this sort of…

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DECISIONS: WHAT IF ALL YOUR OPTIONS SEEM WRONG?

Recently I read an article in the New York Times by Wolf Biermann, a German singer, and songwriter who has lived on both sides of the Berlin Wall. Its title was The Tragedy of Angela Merkel.

In explaining the conundrum he believes Chancellor Merkel faced when confronting Germany’s Syrian refugee crisis, Biermann writes: Watching Shakespeare in the theater, you can grasp what tragedy means:…

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MATCHING TALENT TO TASK

Yesterday morning I watched Germany’s national soccer team surprisingly exit the 2018 FIFA World Cup finishing last in their designated group. I am certain most of their fans remain in shock. Man for man they possessed as much raw talent as any of their competitors but they could not muster more than a lackluster performance in any of their three games. How could this happen to the reigning…

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DECISIONS AS ACTS OF FAITH

When many of us hear the words faith or belief, we think of religion. We think of a religion’s fundamental requirement that adherents accept most of its relevant orthodoxy, doctrine, and revealed truths without actual verifiable evidence to support them.

I often receive a strange look from managers and friends when I tell them that most of the decisions we make in life are also based on our faith

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DIAGNOSING YOUR ORGANIZATION'S HEALTH

DIAGNOSING YOUR ORGANIZATION’S HEALTH

Imagine you are on an airplane and seated next to you is a congenial and engaging man or woman. You strike up a conversation and discover your seating companion works for the airline you are flying. At some point, you ask if they know how often their airline pulls its airplanes off-line to give their mechanical systems a thorough diagnostic review.

Your companion informs you there is no routine…

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