“Every organization is perfectly designed to deliver the results it does.” This phrase highlights the importance of understanding the impact of organizational design on business success. Our Workforce Design category focuses on understanding and applying principles of organization design that increase efficiency (productivity), decrease costs, and increase revenues.
Have you ever had a bad day when nothing seemed to go right? Or a situation where your decision or plan turned out to be a real disaster? Maybe just a time when you said the wrong thing. Did you think about the situation and say to yourself, “wow, that was stupid; I can’t believe [...]
Growth. Revenue. Expansion. The conventional wisdom is that bigger is better. As businesses we want to grow, to expand, to increase our influence on and value for customers and clients. But is bigger better? As our nation deals with a new economy, we see the government stepping in to provide relief and support in many [...]
“Is your organization underpaying or overpaying employees? This is a critical, decisive question for most organizations.” That’s the question leading into a description of a service on compensation research and reports. It’s a good question, isn’t it? Labor cost is always a challenge – regardless of whether you are a large organization or a small team [...]
“Twice today I heard a similar comment regarding rules and scripts. It must have been one of those “serendipitous” days. Personally, I’ve always been challenged to follow the rules – not the ones like “don’t steal” or “don’t kill” – and I’ve always hated scripts. I’m sure what I’m going to say will make many [...]
Here’s a comparison: think about your business as a car. What kind of car are you driving? A beater? Or a high-performance machine? Think about these four components of whatever “car” you think your business is. Power/Speed (Results) What are you trying to accomplish with your vehicle? Are you in a ‘tractor-pull’ and so you [...]
While at a meeting this morning, I spoke with a couple of business leaders who were both looking for people for their businesses – yes, people are hiring in this environment. One commented that the people just didn’t have the motivation for the job. Granted, the jobs at this business are not the most exciting, [...]
Stimulating Stimulus… Are you sick of the stimulus debate and reporting? I wish we could just get through with it. I will admit, I think it is more of a “spendulus” bill than a stimulus bill. I think it is an opportunity for those who believe government is the answer to all problems, to be [...]
Here is a great example of a business leader and employees working together, in tough times, to meet the best interests of everyone. I’ve written here about alternatives to layoffs. Reduced workweeks, and reduced pay, is one way to deal with declining demand but high employee cost. That is exactly what Vision Land Consultants has [...]
Who Wins? How well do your teams work together? Are your people focused on the same goals or, like most groups, does a bit of personal or hidden agenda creep into their team dynamics and create dysfunction? We just had the culmination of the American Football season with the Superbowl where – on the basis [...]
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