Monthly Archives: November 2006

Separation Analysis – What Companies Fail to Understand

Posted on November 6, 2006 by Toby Lucich

A friend recently left his most recent job to go it on his own, no small feat when you think about the comfort that comes from being part of a larger organization. The funny thing is, this seems to be … Continue reading →

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Developing Solvers, Not COGs for the Wheel of Complacency

Posted on November 6, 2006 by Toby Lucich

The 21st century business spends less time doing transformation work (processing raw materials) than it does synthesizing information – true in developed countries and increasingly the case in developing economies.“Hiring profiles will change—indeed, in some tacit-intensive industries, such as software … Continue reading →

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A Focus on Results? Fancy That

Posted on November 6, 2006 by Toby Lucich

I can’t really conceive of a results-only work environment. This sounds like a fixed-bid, sub-contractor kind of gig, where expectations are easily spelled out, and results easily evaluated. (And evaluation of the results seems like the real challenge.) This hasn’t … Continue reading →

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Personal Brands Matter in Tacit Work

Posted on November 6, 2006 by Toby Lucich

Labor revolution has taken us from transformational to transactional and now to tacit work. Personal brands matter most when what you buy is intellectual property. You aren’t going to make your name based solely on the hours you work, or … Continue reading →

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Offering more: Blendtec and 'Will It Blend?'

Posted on November 6, 2006 by Rick Turoczy

Creativity is a big motivator for many folks. And a fun atmosphere doesn’t hurt at all. With those things in mind, would you like to work at Blendtec? Yeah, me too. They seem to doing things right.

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Whototalkto, a job referral exchange

Posted on November 6, 2006 by Rick Turoczy

Stumbled upon an interesting concept via LifeHacker, today. It’s a new take on the ever popular “social networking” construct for finding jobs. But this one seems to have a bit more merit than the now-traditional LinkedIn model. It’s more along … Continue reading →

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Managers should focus on the individual

Posted on November 6, 2006 by Rick Turoczy

Great snippet from Pig Wisdom this morning: “Managers help organizations grow one person at a time.” Read more at Are Management and Leadership the Same?

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Jim Collins' bus just got bigger

Posted on November 5, 2006 by Rick Turoczy

First off, if you haven’t read Good to Great by Jim Collins, et al., you should. Even if you don’t like business books. It’s just an interesting read. For a business book, even. So read it, even if the term … Continue reading →

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Your target market is closer than you think

Posted on November 3, 2006 by Rick Turoczy

I had a little rant for organizations over on hypocritical, entitled Your target market is closer than you think. Don’t tell anyone else I’m doing this, but because I like you, I’m going to hit the high points, here. If … Continue reading →

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I still have the piece of paper

Posted on November 3, 2006 by Rick Turoczy

More than a living began more than a decade ago. It began as a series of ideas before it was More than a living. These discussions have spanned more than a decade (or two decades, combined) of frustration with the … Continue reading →

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