by Russ Allison | Mar 25, 2016 | Company, Customers, Solutions
Every year right around now, business-oriented news sources like to offer statistics on the loss of productivity related to March Madness, office pools, and other similar activities. I’ve blogged my thoughts on this before. But just when I was thinking about...
by Russ Allison | Mar 25, 2016 | Company, Customers, Solutions
I just read an article (linked to this HBS paper) with the thought-provoking conclusion that the cost savings you get by avoiding the hiring of a toxic worker* is 2.5 times the anticipated gain of hiring an all-star worker. So, NOT hiring a catastrophic worker is...
by Russ Allison | Feb 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
I just finished reading a recent HBR piece that tells a story about a manager who holds a meeting of 20 contributors and outlines a big initiative. When the manager asks for feedback around potential issues, the contributors do not voice many important concerns....
by Russ Allison | Nov 25, 2015 | Company, Customers, Products, Solutions
Just checked out Google’s management practice website re:Work which launched as a follow up to Laszlo Bock’s wildly successful book. If you have read the book and liked it, or have read a blurb about the book and think you might like it, the website is definitely...
by Russ Allison | Aug 14, 2015 | Company, Customers, Solutions
One of the more common personality characteristics that I coach leaders around is being too cautious. While many leaders have early success and progress up the career ladder by not making mistakes, that same attitude and mindset becomes increasingly problematic as...
