Comments on: Stop Playing Corporate Dodgeball…Yeah I’m Talking To You! http://www.philgerbyshak.com/stop-playing-corporate-dodgeball/ Milwaukee Social Media Speaker - Professional Speaking - Coach Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:12:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Phil Gerbyshak http://www.philgerbyshak.com/stop-playing-corporate-dodgeball/comment-page-1/#comment-5118 Phil Gerbyshak Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:58:15 +0000 http://www.philgerbyshak.com/?p=2073#comment-5118 You ask some really good questions Brian. How DO we create that sustainable culture of awareness, innovation and accountability? This article offers some tips. I'd love to hear YOUR thoughts on how we can do more. You ask some really good questions Brian. How DO we create that sustainable culture of awareness, innovation and accountability? This article offers some tips. I’d love to hear YOUR thoughts on how we can do more.

]]> By: Phil Gerbyshak http://www.philgerbyshak.com/stop-playing-corporate-dodgeball/comment-page-1/#comment-5117 Phil Gerbyshak Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:57:15 +0000 http://www.philgerbyshak.com/?p=2073#comment-5117 Thanks for the tips and the links Kare! You're wise and I appreciate you sharing with me and the rest of my readers. Thanks for the tips and the links Kare! You’re wise and I appreciate you sharing with me and the rest of my readers.

]]> By: Phil Gerbyshak http://www.philgerbyshak.com/stop-playing-corporate-dodgeball/comment-page-1/#comment-5116 Phil Gerbyshak Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:56:31 +0000 http://www.philgerbyshak.com/?p=2073#comment-5116 You're a great manager Todd! Thanks for keeping ideas alive! You’re a great manager Todd! Thanks for keeping ideas alive!

]]> By: Brian Fette http://www.philgerbyshak.com/stop-playing-corporate-dodgeball/comment-page-1/#comment-5104 Brian Fette Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:06:27 +0000 http://www.philgerbyshak.com/?p=2073#comment-5104 Very insightful article, can't say I can express it that clearly myself. I do have a strong sense something has gone off the tracks with the model of a corporation in 2010. The best I can say it is we have 3 roles: first, private individual, second a consumer, third an employee. The culture of corporations has now lost touch with two of those three, in some cases all three. You can dictate behavior to your employees, but if you can't do it to private individuals and consumers how does this model sustain itself? Very insightful article, can’t say I can express it that clearly myself. I do have a strong sense something has gone off the tracks with the model of a corporation in 2010. The best I can say it is we have 3 roles: first, private individual, second a consumer, third an employee. The culture of corporations has now lost touch with two of those three, in some cases all three. You can dictate behavior to your employees, but if you can’t do it to private individuals and consumers how does this model sustain itself?

]]> By: Kare Anderson http://www.philgerbyshak.com/stop-playing-corporate-dodgeball/comment-page-1/#comment-5103 Kare Anderson Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:45:13 +0000 http://www.philgerbyshak.com/?p=2073#comment-5103 Spot on Phil. In an increasingly connected world the twin personal traits that enable any organization to optimize opportunity and performance are 1) enabling employees to use their top talent as much as possible ("Strengths" per Marcus Buckingham and, 2) supporting their capacity to self-organize to collaborate, especially with people unlike them to solve problems and capture opportunities. The key to that later capacity is to understand the simplest, most versatile steps to forge that collaboration. Here's what we used in forging issue teams under time-pressure for the Obama presidential campaign: http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2009/03/17/opportunity-makers-are-the-true-leaders-in-a-flattening-world/ + http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2009/01/19/build-strong-teams-the-obama-way/ Spot on Phil. In an increasingly connected world the twin personal traits that enable any organization to optimize opportunity and performance are
1) enabling employees to use their top talent as much as possible (“Strengths” per Marcus Buckingham and,
2) supporting their capacity to self-organize to collaborate, especially with people unlike them to solve problems and capture opportunities.

The key to that later capacity is to understand the simplest, most versatile steps to forge that collaboration. Here’s what we used in forging issue teams under time-pressure for the Obama presidential campaign:
http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2009/03/17/opportunity-makers-are-the-true-leaders-in-a-flattening-world/
+
http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2009/01/19/build-strong-teams-the-obama-way/

]]> By: Todd 'tojosan' Jordan http://www.philgerbyshak.com/stop-playing-corporate-dodgeball/comment-page-1/#comment-5102 Todd 'tojosan' Jordan Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:54:57 +0000 http://www.philgerbyshak.com/?p=2073#comment-5102 So many times we go to meetings and the managers are all about keeping people happy instead of focusing how to move things to the most productive and beneficial results. I find myself in those meetings all the time. A lot of that comes in the IS teams. We are told not to question the users when they ask for things. Heck, a significant portion of requests are redundant with existing functionality, another portion ways to get yet one more report that isn't required, or to get it in Excel. It's rare that something that's going to drive profits margin, production capability or even process quality comes along. Even rarer yet is a game changing idea. Those die long before a meeting that crosses teams. Things aren't likely to change in spite of great pieces like yours. I do hope though, and try to coach others to approach things differently. Crossing fingers, Todd @tojosan Jordan So many times we go to meetings and the managers are all about keeping people happy instead of focusing how to move things to the most productive and beneficial results. I find myself in those meetings all the time.

A lot of that comes in the IS teams. We are told not to question the users when they ask for things. Heck, a significant portion of requests are redundant with existing functionality, another portion ways to get yet one more report that isn’t required, or to get it in Excel.

It’s rare that something that’s going to drive profits margin, production capability or even process quality comes along. Even rarer yet is a game changing idea. Those die long before a meeting that crosses teams.

Things aren’t likely to change in spite of great pieces like yours. I do hope though, and try to coach others to approach things differently.
Crossing fingers,
Todd @tojosan Jordan

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