Toots from 2024-12-17#
If today’s PNW weather were a Benjamin Moore color: Dark Wet Grey#
If today’s PNW weather were a Benjamin Moore color: Dark Wet Grey
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“I’m often brought in to assess how leadership teams are doing. I look at a variety of signal…#
“I’m often brought in to assess how leadership teams are doing. I look at a variety of signals. One of the best indicators a team isn’t doing so great?
False harmony.”
https://suzansfieldnotes.substack.com/p/the-one-way-i-know-a-team-is-in-trouble
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““People with targets and jobs depending on meeting them will probably meet the targets – e…#
““People with targets and jobs depending on meeting them will probably meet the targets – even if they have to destroy the enterprise to do it.” (Deming)”
https://squiretothegiants.com/2024/12/13/an-obsession-with-measurement/
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Task tracking is not glue, leadership, or mentorship. “For decades, managers have been seen as…#
Task tracking is not glue, leadership, or mentorship.
“For decades, managers have been seen as “the glue holding companies together” and a key to translating strategy into action. But today, Zafar said, “AI-powered tools can analyze data, assign tasks, and track performance with unprecedented efficiency.” That makes it inevitable that the question will arise, “Why pay for a middleman when a machine can do it better?” he added.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/15/amazon-and-the-endangered-future-of-the-middle-manager.html