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by Merwyn A. Hayes Editor’s note: This is the last of a three-part series on building successful organizations. “Proud people working together to achieve clearly defined objectives” has been the theme of this series. The last two Management Line columns have focused on “proud people” and “working together.” This month the focus is on “clearly… Read more »
by Merwyn A. Hayes Editor’s note: This is the second part of a series on building successful organizations. Anyone in an organization who believes he or she can do something alone is in trouble. By definition, it takes people working together for an organization to be successful. Some time ago, a friend of mine who… Read more »
by Merwyn A. Hayes, Ph.D. Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series on building successful organizations. Proud people working together to achieve clearly defined objectives. This is what I have observed successful organizations to be. The statement includes three critical components: proud people, working as a team and working toward clearly defined… Read more »
By Michael Comer, D.M. The topic of leadership has become immensely popular in the past decade with multiple books, essays and research studies attempting to define the concept of leadership. Pulitzer Prize winner John Burns McGregor asked, “Is leadership simply innovation – cultural or political? Is it essentially inspiration? Mobilization of followers? Goal setting? Goal fulfillment?… Read more »
By Merwyn A. Hayes, Ph.D. A new leader, meeting for the first time with the employees of a recently-acquired company, tells them with a warm smile, “Don’t worry, little will change. You are good people and I’m looking forward to working with each of you.” As we fast forward to one year later, in fact much… Read more »
Handling stress. Managing time. Preventing burnout. What’s the secret? Obviously, there is no secret or magic formula. However, one factor which often contributes to our effectively handling our work is the ability to balance our home, community, and work relationships. In this article I will discuss our relationships and how to manage them. In part… Read more »
The Job Relations Inventory (JRI) is an instrument aimed at enhancing an organization’s culture and maximizing results. The outcomes of implementing the JRI process Increased Employee Motivation and Effectiveness Enhanced Individual Manager Skills Improved Employee-Manager Relationships Whether used for an individual manager or for an entire organization, the JRI provides data from two perspectives. The… Read more »
What Is Disc? DISC is a theory of behavior developed from the work of Dr. William Marston and his book, The Emotions of Normal People. Marston believed that behavior can be divided into four basic dimensions: Drive Influencing Steadiness Compliance Each person displays some behavior, in varying intensity, in each dimension. One’s personality is the… Read more »
It will not be easy. It will take time. Identify the resistance upfront – and use what you learn. Clearly communicate what is being changed up front. Get help from those who will be impacted by the change. Celebrate! Read more »
In this article I’ll discuss the different levels of our relationships, managing change in relationships and the concept of balance in our relationships. Let’s look at the different levels of our relationships. We develop relationships because we need other people, but those needs vary in relative strength and frequency. We have no relationship with about… Read more »