Collaboration, Teamwork and Cooperation

People like to be valued and appreciated, and involved in decisions that affect them. Involvement, teamwork and collaboration are basic human desires. To get them, invite them. Here are two examples. The first is a manager, deep within the organization, who created a...

A Plant Turnaround, The Manager’s Story

By engaging employees, a manager improves productivity and avoids closing the plant. This is his story in his words. “I was a Plant Manager at the California Plant of a multi-plant Fortune 50 company. There I worked with Meridian Group for a number of years, and with...

Managing The Problem Employee

  Nick, the managing partner in a professional services firm, was irritated. “We have a 15-year employee who at first communicated very well and was promoted to Office Manager. In the last few years, he has begun to hold information too close to his chest....