Archive for Culture Development
Posted by Jim Nelson on December 29, 2022
Do you want to be a hero? I do. Your workers do too. I know a factory where they have the values on the wall. The leaders think it helps, but it just adds to overall cynicism. The workers feel little happening around them actually matches those words on the wall. People just work for […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on December 15, 2022
The key to successful and smooth change, like implementing ERP, is to have a strong corporate culture. To improve it, you need to think about how to face Change. Change Change Change A messy culture will have a messy implementation of new technology–or whatever change you need. Messy cultures are caused by bad hiring among […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on December 1, 2022
Getting everyone pulling in the same direction is no simple trick. Direction needed and lacking is one gap. The difficulty goes way up as you grow. Getting heart commitment from workers will never be easy. So getting everyone pulling the same way is not common. One Key Way to Give the Direction Needed If you […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on November 22, 2022
There are a lot of ways to classify kinds of hires, but let me show you three kinds of hires to help you think more clearly. In your organization, you have three kinds of workers: 1. Those who are really with you in vision and passion2. Those who are floating and neither with you or […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on October 20, 2022
Customer, Boss or Worker? Who comes first in practice? I think if I tell you that you need to meet with your direct reports at least monthly, you might roll your eyes. We know it is important. But we do not often get it done. It does not have the jazz of the full blown […]
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