September 2022

Quiet quitting is about sticking to the job requirements that are explicitly outlined in the job description.  Any requirements that are not communicated explicitly will not be worked on (i.e., read discretionary effort is withheld).  People do their job in exchange for the agreed salary and benefits, which means that additional work requires something else …

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Bruce Tuckman proposed the four stages of group development – forming, storming, norming, performing – in 1965 and added a fifth – adjourning – in 1977 (see these articles for good overviews of each stage MIT, WCUPA).  Reviewing Tuckman’s five stages therefore is not new information for many people, however executive and management teams play …

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Do you have a challenge finding people? Wouldn’t it be great to be a Destination Employer, a place where people line up for the opportunity to work for you? High retention attracts people, so first take care of those that work with you already.  80% of workers from the Fortune Best 100 Companies to work …

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As we wrap up our Music Conductor Leadership series, we are into the bonus round of Have Fun!  With all the time we spend at our jobs, having fun at work is required to preserve our sanity.  However, misplaced concepts of workplace fun can bring out the worst in organizations.  ibm.com succinctly clarifies this point: …

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