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Category Archives: Management
Information Technology and Business Process Support
I moved from management improvement work into information technology work (where I continue to practice management improvement). Many IT practices follow quality management guidelines well (agile software development for one). I have found it far easier to design and provide … Continue reading
Embrace Diversity, Erase Uniformity
Guest Post by Jurgen Appelo, author of the Managing Software Development blog. Five years ago, when I started working for my current employer, the entire organization (about 30 people) consisted only of 20-something white straight single males. The atmosphere was … Continue reading
More Management Blog Posts From October 2005
Performance Without Appraisal – When asked “If we eliminate performance appraisals, as you suggest, what do we do instead?” Dr. Deming’s reply: “Whatever Peter Scholtes says.” Read The Leader’s Handbooks, by Peter Scholtes Ford and Managing the Supplier Relationship – … Continue reading
Family Business Gives $6.6 million in Bonuses to Workers
The PEER Bearing Company (a manufacturer of bearings based in Illinois) was bought out by a Swedish company this year. The family that had owned the company gave surprise bonuses of $6.6 million to the 230 employees of the company … Continue reading
Honda has Never had Layoffs and has been Profitable Every Year
Engineers Rule, 2006 Longtime auto analyst John Casesa, who now runs a consulting company, says, “There’s not a company on earth that better understands the culture of engineering.” The strategy has worked thus far. Honda has never had an unprofitable … Continue reading
Posted in Deming, Lean thinking, Management, Respect
Tagged cars, engineering, executive pay, Japan, layoffs, management
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Eric Schmidt on Management at Google
Eric Schmidt speaks at the Management Lab Summit on May 29, 2008 in Half Moon Bay, California. Conversation with Professor Gary Hamel. “The culture can be thought of as a ship and iterate culture with transparency for what people are … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Creativity, Google, Management, Popular, Software Development, webcast
Tagged curiouscat, Google, management, Popular, quote, respect for people, webcast
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What’s the Value of a Big Bonus?
What’s the Value of a Big Bonus? by Dan Ariely To look at this question, three colleagues and I conducted an experiment. We presented 87 participants with an array of tasks that demanded attention, memory, concentration and creativity. We asked … Continue reading
Posted in Data, Deming, Management, Psychology, Respect, Systems thinking
Tagged bonus, Data, executive pay, experiments, extrinsic motivation, Psychology
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The Manager FAQ
This is a great set of answers for programmers on the behavior of managers, that can also be of interest to some non-programmers. The Manager FAQ by Peter Seebach The following list is an attempt to cover some of the … Continue reading
Posted in Management, Software Development
Tagged management, Psychology, Software Development
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Management Improvement Carnival #47
Posted in Carnival, Management
Tagged agile management, Carnival, management, project management, Software Development
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Invest in New Management Methods Not a Failing Company, 1986
Invest in New Management Methods Not a Failing Company by William Hunter, 1986 I predict American Motors will stop making cars in Wisconsin in the near future, whether or not the state’s money is used for a temporary propping-up operation. … Continue reading →