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Self Management

Various links and stories about self management in organizations.

All you need to know: Bertrand Russell’s Ten Commandments

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February 20, 2012
All you need to know: Bertrand Russell’s Ten Commandments

Via Scoop.it – Offene Gesellschaft – Open Society The philosopher Bertrand Russell wrote his own personal set of ten commandments. They were published under the title “My Ten Commandments” in Everyman magazine in 1930. They ran as follows: - 1. …   They still apply, but years later he wrote another set for teachers...
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From bureaucratic, divided, passive, and exhausted to productive, creative, autonomous, and happy company | Management Innovation eXchange

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December 18, 2011
From bureaucratic, divided, passive, and exhausted to productive, creative, autonomous, and happy company | Management Innovation eXchange

The Management Innovation eXchange (MIX) is an open innovation project aimed at reinventing management for the 21st century.   The story of Tokio Marine Nichido Systems is a wonderful example of the postmodern workplace. They managed to move from a bureaucratic, divided, passive, and exhausted to productive, creative, autonomous, and happy company which did very...
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Gary Hamel channels Shakespeare: First, Let’s Fire All the Managers

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December 11, 2011
Gary Hamel channels Shakespeare: First, Let’s Fire All the Managers

RT @HarvardBiz – First, Let’s Fire All the Managers – http://t.co/Q7uXEY9b A very interesting study in self-organization of ~400 employees… Gary Hamel has some very reasonable arguments for firing managers, at least the ones who adhere to the command and control methods of the early 20th century. Worth a read! Via hbr.org
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What’s good for the gander is not good for the goose: Humility key to effective leadership

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December 11, 2011
What’s good for the gander is not good for the goose: Humility key to effective leadership

Humble leaders are more effective and better liked, according to a study forthcoming in the Academy of Management Journal.PsyPost… Intuitively, this is something we probably agree with. How much better to work with or for someone able to admit a mistake, or ignorance on a topic, able to apologize, or just someone who has...
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Can ROWE replace 9-to-5? ROWE at Best Buy’s Corporate Offices

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December 10, 2011

ROWE stands for Results-Only-Work-Environment and is used at the Best Buy Corporate Offices. ROWE means that employees have responsibilities and goals, which they must meet, but when they do so is up to them.   By introducing ROWE, Best Buy has:Increased productivityReduced voluntary employee turnoverIncreased levels of engagementIt is truly refreshing to find examples...
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Measuring How We Do Business – Huffington Post

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December 5, 2011
Measuring How We Do Business – Huffington Post

Measuring How We Do Business – Huffington Post Stakeholders also want to know how our organization behaves in all of its relationships, how our company creates the products and services they deliver, how profits can be generated in a sustainable manner… Very interesting piece in Huffington Post using central points of the film ‘Moneyball’...
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