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October 22, 2021 andreweverett360

the often-misquoted W. Edwards Deming

Doug Garnett wrote a blog post titled W. Edwards Deming: The Legacy He Deserves Is Not The One He’s Usually Given  (October 23, 2021).

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February 8, 2021February 7, 2021 andreweverett360

Jack Welch on management consultants

Jack Welch spoke at the MIT Sloan School of Management in 2006. During the Q&A he was asked, “How do you feel companies should use, engage management consultants?” Continue reading “Jack Welch on management consultants” →

December 24, 2020December 23, 2020 andreweverett360

Focus feedback more on employee strengths

Ted Bauer wrote an article titled Now Is the Perfect Time to Create a Culture of Asking for Feedback. Continue reading “Focus feedback more on employee strengths” →

December 23, 2020 andreweverett360

Middle Management as Connecting Leaders

Zahira Jaser wrote an article for the journal Leadership titled The connecting leader: Aligning leadership theories to managers’ issues. Continue reading “Middle Management as Connecting Leaders” →

September 2, 2020 andreweverett360

The Elements of Good Judgment

Sir Andrew Likierman wrote an article for Harvard Business Review titled The Elements of Good Judgment. Continue reading “The Elements of Good Judgment” →

July 27, 2020July 28, 2020 andreweverett360

Harvard Business Review: The Implications of Working Without an Office

Ethan Bernstein, Hayley Blunden, Andrew Brodsky, Wonbin Sohn, and Ben Waber wrote an article for Harvard Business Review titled The Implications of Working Without an Office (July 15, 2020). Continue reading “Harvard Business Review: The Implications of Working Without an Office” →

July 5, 2020July 4, 2020 andreweverett360

Left-Hemispheric Experts and Right-Hemispheric Experts

Doug Garnett wrote a blog post titled The Complicated vs the Complex: Very Different Types of Experts. Continue reading “Left-Hemispheric Experts and Right-Hemispheric Experts” →

June 3, 2020June 4, 2020 andreweverett360

What are we deciding?

Megann Wilson wrote a blog post titled What are we deciding, exactly? Continue reading “What are we deciding?” →

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 andreweverett360

The Bikeshed Effect: Parkinson’s Law of Triviality

Farnham Street posted an article titled Why We Focus on Trivial Things: The Bikeshed Effect. Continue reading “The Bikeshed Effect: Parkinson’s Law of Triviality” →

April 9, 2020April 8, 2020 andreweverett360

The Doorman Fallacy

Rory Sutherland wrote about ‘doorman fallacy’ on page 126 of  Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life. Continue reading “The Doorman Fallacy” →

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