Employee Involvement, What I Wish I Knew 20 Years Ago (Part II)
Employee Involvement… What I Wish I Knew 20 Years Ago (Part II) by Peter Grazier In Part I issue, I discussed how my work in the employee involvement field over the last 20 years has changed me. This work has significantly altered my thinking about organizations,...
There’s got to be a better way
“There’s got to be a better way!” It was the fifth (or was it the sixth?) time Mary had said this to her treasure hunt teammates. They’d been running from location to location, working hard and collecting points, but making slow progress. To Mary, it was clear that...
Start Talking and Get Back to Work
People need to stop typing and start talking!Years ago, it wouldn’t be uncommon to hear a supervisor on the factory floor, barking, “Stop talking and get back to work.” After all, the formula for success was work equals productivity and talking equals wasting time. I...