Remember that story about the butterfly effect, where a butterfly flaps its wings and starts a typhoon? Dramatic? Maybe, but the idea that small things can influence nonlinear events within complex systems is hardly new, and it applies to corporate ecosystems. One disgruntled employee complaining near a copy machine can nudge another disengaged coworker to […]
Better late than never sounds like a solid piece of advice – until you realize that in corporate „late“ might as well mean „never“. What good are annual performance reviews when your best and brightest can leave in a space of two weeks? Reviews are a two-way street – and one you need to cross […]
No, it’s not all about the money. When most people think about „the grind“ all they see is a bunch of people huddled into rows of cubicles just waiting to check out and pick up their paycheck. It’s tempting to think of workers as people who are only in it for the money. While this […]
From GANT charts to endless Google Sheets, it seems that nowadays we plan everything. Managers are happy to brag about long-term strategies and rows of green cells in official Excell table reports. How is it possible then, that we tend to overlook one of the most important factors of success – people who make it […]
It’s a tale as old as a two-week notice. Greg used to be a top performer. Everyone relied on Greg. He was timely, energetic, and reliable. He was dedicated, outspoken, and took initiative. But one day Greg stopped talking in meetings. A little while after that he tried avoiding them altogether. Then one day he […]
