by James O. Rodgers | Jul 30, 2019 | Management Skills for Leaders
At the team level and throughout organizations of all sizes, a lot of good management is taking place. The problem is that we often refer to that good management as “leadership.” By doing so, we confuse the people who are really doing the hard work of day-to-day,...
by James O. Rodgers | Jul 30, 2019 | Management Skills for Leaders
Some writers might tell you that management is simply an imitation of leadership, or that leaders and managers are one and the same these days. Nothing could be further from the truth: managers can’t copy leaders—they serve two very different functions. Leaders point...
by James O. Rodgers | Jul 30, 2019 | Management Skills for Leaders
Unlike many commercial organizations, non-profits do a very good job of sending the message of who they are. Non-profits have narrow focuses, and their clear visions and missions are exactly what attract employees. People come to work for non-profits because they buy...
by James O. Rodgers | Jul 30, 2019 | Management Skills for Leaders
With all this talk about organizations being over-led and under-managed, it can be easy to forget that, at one time, we had the exact opposite problem. Most organizations were arguably over-managed and under-led until about 30 years ago, when several academics...
by James O. Rodgers | Jul 30, 2019 | Organizational Culture
“Complexity is suffocating our business operations. The use of obscure language and the adoption of complex processes add unnecessarily to an already complex environment.” Organizational culture is a popular topic for business leaders. It is an accepted maxim that...
