15 Posts found for Author: Rick Sidorowicz

High performance is not about telling or selling or dictating or mandating anything. It’s about clarifying, engaging and applying the talent of people. And to do that, your work has to be about having conversations about who you are, what you are up to and what you want to achieve.

Content: Quotation | Author: Rick Sidorowicz | Source: LeaderValues | Subjects: Leadership, Management

A look at 7 points to consider in setting the stage for effective team-work as outlined originally by Organization Development pioneer Richard Beckard.

Content: Article | Author: Rick Sidorowicz | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Management, Project Management

Project management skills and project membership skills are becoming increasingly valued as work involves change, new initiatives, and a series of projects to add value for internal and external customers. Here is a checklist to ‘sharpen the saw’ for effective project management.

Content: Article | Author: Rick Sidorowicz | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Project Management

Improving Performance by Rummler and Brache remains a classic reference for organization design, process re-engineering, and performance improvement. Their central theme is an approach which examines ‘performance’ at three conceptual ‘levels’ – that of organization strategy and structure, that of key business processes, and that of individual ‘job performers’. An effective and integrated approach requires a view of all three dimensions.

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Content: Article | Author: Rick Sidorowicz | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior

Metaphors can be used to communicate very powerful images to guide behaviour. The ultimate effectiveness of metaphors and images appears to be related to their simplicity, as the following lessons from the farm illustrate. Here are six simple tenets that provide simple yet important ‘country’ wisdom in application to a variety of more ‘enlightened’ contexts.

Content: Article | Author: Rick Sidorowicz | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Management

Personal effectiveness is a matter of style and substance. It’s also a matter of personal values, character, humanness and confidence in the creativity, initiative and capabilities of others. Above all it’s a matter of ‘engaging’ other human beings. Here are ten keys for effectiveness and success.

Content: Article | Author: Rick Sidorowicz | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Leadership

Ever wonder why people have difficulty with commitment – what’s wrong with this picture?

Content: Article | Author: Rick Sidorowicz | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Leadership, Strategy

The most important five contributions you can make to unleash ownership and creative talent – from ‘Soaring WithThe Phoenix’ by James Belasco and Jerre Stead.

Content: Article | Author: Rick Sidorowicz | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Leadership

A few ‘take-aways’ from Lessons Learned from the Front Lines of Organization and Team Transformation and Coaching for High Performance with Dr. Peter Jensen and Jim Clemmer.

Content: Article | Author: Rick Sidorowicz | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Miscellaneous

Peter Senge argues that it is no accident that most organizations are ‘poor learners’. The way organizations are designed and structured, the ways jobs are defined, and the way we have been taught to behave and think in organizations create fundamental learning disabilities. The disabilities persist in spite of the best efforts of intelligent and committed people. The learning that does take place occurs in … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Rick Sidorowicz | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior

Core ideology, core values, core purpose, “big hairy audacious goals” and envisioned future – from an HBR feature by James Collins and Jerry Porras.

Content: Article | Author: Rick Sidorowicz | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Management, Strategy

Use this quick quiz to check out your perceptions and intentions vs those of those who report to you. Compare the perceptions; talk about the differences; identify the opportunities; and close the important gaps.

Content: Article | Author: Rick Sidorowicz | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Best Practices, Management

A summary of key points found in the book ‘Change Is the Rule
Practical Actions for Change: On Target, On Time, On Budget’ by Winford E. “Dutch” Holland, Ph.D.

Content: Article | Author: Rick Sidorowicz | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Change Management, Organizational Behavior

“Let’s peel away the business academic interpretations and get at the root of thinking strategically.”

Content: Article | Author: Rick Sidorowicz | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Strategy

The principles of high performance retail are the principles of high performance business. It’s ‘show time’ all the time – the ultimate test and the moment of truth will always be your customers’ experience of your enterprise at the point of sale.

Content: Article | Author: Rick Sidorowicz | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Industry Specific, Management | Industry: Retail