by John Barrett | Accountability, Coaching
Today’s blogger is John Barrett, Principal and co-founder of Humanergy. Sue is preparing for her monthly meeting with Sam, one of her direct reports. She has some concerns about his attention to detail and the status of a couple of his projects. A critical...
by John Barrett | Performance
Change in organizations is a constant. In their desire to change quickly, achieve goals and move the organization forward, many leaders get ahead of their people. If the leader outpaces the followers, over time, followers gets lost.Think of starting an automotive...
by John Barrett | Performance, Results
Pareto’s principle, or the idea that 80% of results are derived from 20% of our actions, gets a lot of attention. While it’s a good reminder to zero in on the most powerful parts of your work, this principle can be poorly applied. There are definitely...
by John Barrett | About Humanergy
All of us at Humanergy have struggled to clearly describe the work we do. We have invested many, many hours in this because we want to be able to reach out to people who want help making their work lives better. (And, yes, that makes all of life better!) This...