Productivity Zen

Thinking Faster

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What's more powerful - leadership or culture?

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I was having a spirited debate with a friend who works in another company. Her argument is that leadership trumps culture all the time. I think that's probably true - in the short run. But only very charismatic…

Thinking Faster: Model Behavior

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Everyone wants to know how to "change" their corporate culture to achieve the goals they want.  In some cases this means more risk taking.  In other cases it means more productivity.  In any case, corporate…

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Thinking Faster: Don’t bother me with the details

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I am increasingly alarmed at the number of people who are not willing to spend the time necessary to plan and run an effective project, program, or task.  I have just left a conference call where we were helping a…

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Choosing Civility

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Every once in a while an idea comes along that is so simple, but so profound, that you have to stop and consider it.  Last week in our local paper a book was profiled that is exactly that - simple, yet profound.

The…