MBTI

The Myers Briggs Test Indicator is an employee assessment tool that, if used properly, can enhance communications, improve teambuilding, and shed light on certain personality conflicts.

http://www.myersbriggs.org

Elton Mayo

George Elton Mayo (1880-1949) has been widely recognized as the progenitor of the human relations movement in management and his work laid down the fundamentals for modern management and organizational thinking.Mayo's work highlighted the importance of communication between management and workers and identified the , in our days somehow-accepted notion that work satisfaction, and therefore productivity, lies in recognition, security, and a sense of belonging, rather than monetary rewards. His findings were contrary to the theories of his contemporaries that the worker is motivated solely by self-interest (e.g. Taylorism). Mayo's work on human motivation revolutionized the theory and practice of management into our current days, is it worthwhile and because we are cruising some very hard troubled waters to reflect a bit on Elton Mayo´s theory ? What do You think ?

Transparancy...

It takes courage to admit to publicly that we make mistakes, besides being good at what we do. Some leaders might not feel comfortable doing this, but it should be always about being open and accountable for what one claims and about being honest in what we preach and practice. What do You think ?

Rise and Fall.....

The Principle developed by L.J. Peter is embedded in the phrase: “In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.” This sentence first appeared on the cover of a book of the same name, written by Laurence J. Peter (1919-1990), a teacher and professor of education, and Raymond Hull, and it has since then become part of the English language.

Knowledge development,...

As the economical downturn continues and the threat of cost
cutting is ever-present, the importance of knowledge
development in a recession is the most important asset to retain. some people argue,..
What do You think ?

Ludwig Van Mieses

Ludwig Von Mieses, an Austria Economist published in 1912 his Book : „Die Theorie des Geldes“. Mieses predicted the “big crash” in 1924 and after being offered him a senior position at the Kreditanstalt Bank in Vienna, that he refused, he explained his wife the following:

“A great crash is coming, and I don’t want my name in any way connected with it.” “If you want a rich man,” he said, “don’t marry me. I am not interested in earning money. I am writing about money, but will never have much of my own.” 1)

Instead, he preferred to write and teach.

1) Mises, Margit von. 1984. My Years With Ludwig von Mises, 2nd ed. Cedar Falls, IA: Center for Futures Education. pp. 23-24.

Ba...

Ikujiro Nonaka is a professor at the graduate school of international strategy at Japan’s Hitotsubashi University.
He developed the word “Ba” that defines a kind of a meeting place of minds in an organisation. Ba could be meant as a physical place —an office or a restaurant—or it can be purely virtual , as a kind of shared experiences of the organisational culture. The word has now a broader acceptance and, allows people inside a organization to work together knowing that their commun objectives are alligned and that they are following a commun path.