Pierre Naterme, Accenture’s CEO, revealed key insights for leaders seeking to maximize employee innovation and energy in his interview with Lillian Cunningham from the Washington Post. While propelling his organization to be more agile and customer-centric, Naterme is thoroughly impressed with Accenture’s new generation of talent. He seeks to motivate…
5 Reasons Microsoft Was Right to Terminate Bell-Curve Assessments
As reported in the Economic Times, Microsoft abandoned ‘bell-curve’ assessments in 2013. The decision came after the 2012 Vanity Fair article “Microsoft’s Lost Decade” by Kurt Eichenweld blamed the practice, in large part, for ‘killing innovation and teamwork’. This practice was also promoted by other leaders, most notably, Jack Welch,…
Does Employee Engagement Matter Anymore? Is “Command-and-Control” the Opposite of Engaging Leadership?
First Question: Yes—Engaged employees mean greater success: 1. Engaged employees deliver a higher return on any payroll investment: Organizations with higher ratios of engaged workers to disengaged workers are significantly more profitable than their competitors (Gallup’s 2013 Report on the State of the American Workforce). 2. Engaged employees mean accomplishments…
Organizational Culture 101
Every organization has one. Without conscious thought, organizations informally build up over time a pattern defining its typical or preferred operating state. No two organizations are the same – even divisions within a larger organization have distinct cultural elements. Like the grain within a piece of wood – culture gives…