Organizational Improvement

Have a plan! Every person at every level needs to have an Individual Development Plan (IDP) to help them set goals, establish a direction, and guide his or her personal growth and development. A simple plan is better than no plan! The plan does not need to be elaborate, but it should be written. In …

Your rewards and recognition may be static and predictable but great organizations are not. Make sure your performance-related programs change with the times too. Plato had it right — you get the behavior you reward. That’s why whenever organizations implement a significant change they also need to consider how performance standards and performance management and …

Succession planning is every leader’s responsibility. Since the key to competitive advantage is talent, what every leader needs to know is that succession planning is their responsibility and is something that needs to occur before key people depart – not after! Identifying internal or external people as potential replacements for key personnel makes sense as …

Don’t schedule a meeting unless it’s really necessary! It’s no secret that all of us sit through too many wasted meetings nowadays to gain nothing more exciting than information that could have been disseminated in much less time-consuming ways. So, unless you really need to bring people together to innovation and be creative think twice …