Hierarchy of Organizational Needs – Continued (3 of 3)

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Pyramid – 1943 Maslow’s Pyramid – Continued (3 of 3) Hierarchy of Organizational Needs (HON) |  Part1 | Part 2 | Part 3 It may be evident by now that, beyond Level 2, organizational culture plays a vital role in an organization’s position in the Hierarchy of Organizational Needs (HON) model.  It may also be [...]

Peanut Butter & Jelly Management

How many times have you engaged in a conversation with someone at work and thought to yourself, “I didn’t realize my job would include so much parenting!”  As a leader of a team, coaching conversations often involve relationship advice, financial planing, health management, education and development planning, behavioral issues; both at work and at home! Chris and Reina [...]

Making Every Second Count

Making every second count - that sounds like a good idea, doesn’t it?  How many of you have been in a meeting recently that did not have the following: a defined purpose or objective  an agenda (sent at least 24 hours in advance) specific outcomes or one that either started late, ended late or both?  I would [...]

Trust or Bust

Have you ever encountered a situation where individuals or teams “wait” for others to deliver on a commitment or on a portion of a project, before they themselves start working on their own part? Has this happened to you? Unfortunately, this dynamic occurs far too frequently in organizational life: we either don’t trust others to [...]

Hierarchy of Organizational Needs – Continued (2 of 3)

Hierarchy of Organizational Needs Pyramid HON Pyramid – Continued (2 of 3) Hierarchy of Organizational Needs Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Level 3 – Relationship Building: Organizations operating at this level in 2009 have not taken much of a financial hit and are operating reasonably close to normal, even anticipating the possibility [...]

One Size Does Not Fit All!

Does this story sound familiar? Susan, the cheerful department manager, loves public recognition of her work.  When her boss, Mike, announces at a staff meeting that her department had the best stats for the previous month, she simply glows with pride.  She stands and graciously accepts the round of applause from her peers, then sits [...]

“Managing” or “Leading” Your Expectations?

Part 1 of 2 – “Managing” or “Leading” Your Expectations [Note: This article talks about a very narrow aspect of personal leadership effectiveness: Leading ones own expectations about their personal life. This doesn't cover leading the expectations of others or anything else (as that's a whole other topic....)] I am sure that you are probably [...]

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