Posts in chronological order with tag engaged employees

The grasshoppers’ revenge

by David Burney July 12, 2010

Creative people are different. They insist upon being different. And business leaders who believe innovation is truly strategic might consider adjusting their own world view of creative workforces in order to gain a competitive advantage.

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Blinded by the plan

by David Burney May 24, 2010

Maps, plans and spreadsheets are only valuable when they are in service to people who have somewhere to go— not when those people are slaves to the plans.

As we create organizational culture, we have to make sure that our work forces are prepared and comfortable looking up from their plans, evaluating the environmental changes that are occurring around them, and adjusting their path.

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Building a practice out of building communities

by Art Seavey January 27, 2010

Tinkering with a brand, whether public or private, and requesting the participation and precious time of others, is not something where you just roll out a platform and hope. We can and should get to the point where there is a degree of certainty in practice.

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