The usual approach to dealing with cynics never works. The harder you shout, “no, really, this time it’s different,” the harder they think how they’ve heard all that before. When it comes to organisational change, you’re going to face these cynics. They’ve been around the organisation (or others like it) for a while now. They’ve seen change come and go. They’ve seen how organisations are […]

I’m going to grossly oversimplify some things here. But I’ve observed employees and their relationship to change. One of the curious things is it undergoes a metamorphosis. Like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly, or a Charmander evolving into a Charizard. Here’s the lifecycle in an eggshell: When employees first enter the workforce, there’s a honeymoon period. For the first few years, they’re excited to do […]

Paper Topic: You will make an argument and use evidence from 1) the class lecture and 2) reading material to debate whether humans have had a bigger effect on the environment throughout history or whether the environment has had a bigger influence on human development. Grading Expectations You will write a 750-word paper (approximately three double-spaced pages) Should have an overall argument that addresses the […]

That’s not a rhetorical question. Can you make your workplace addictive – as addictive as, say, a popular video game? Assume that you have to stay legal and ethical. No pumping illicit substances into the coffee supply. How would you make your workplace addictive while also remaining competitive? Because when folk crave coming to work, “being competitive” takes care of itself. If you want to […]

I once worked with an organisation in crisis. There was a mass exodus of employees. People were fed up with a few too many decisions that, shall we say, didn’t align with their expectations. Geniuses with decades of experience were walking out the door. This organisation didn’t think it had a problem. After all, they had no issues in attracting new employees. But as I […]

f he were running a business today, how long would it take Scrooge McDuck to go bankrupt? A smaller organisation that valued and respected its employees would wipe him out. They’d beat him on price, quality and beating him to market. In fact, it’s hard to see how he’d wind up with a factory to run in the first place. It’s so easy to point […]

Video Questions: We Shall Remain – After The Mayflower Note: Answer all questions in your own words. DO NOT COPY FROM THE VIDEO. Its okay to quote from the text within your answer, but I want you to have to understand what you have read and then explain it to me. Just coping from the text doesn’t show me that you understood. Some of the questions […]

There are many reasons that employees are not successful; most common amongst them are unclear or undefined expectations. Often leaders make the mistake of assuming because someone has the required skills for their job that they automatically understand the expectations of that job, but that is just not true. One of the most important things a leader can do to help their employees achieve success […]

Renaissance and Reformation   Matching   Match each item to the statement listed below. a. government ruled by religious leaders b. preached that some were predestined for salvation c. wrote 95 theses against indulgences d. Dutch scholar who criticized the church e. taught that life should be meaningful f. religious order that spread Catholicism during the Counter-Reformation g. purchased pardons from punishment h. removal of […]