Are you finding yourself restless and seemingly unable to relax? Are you irritable and given to anger if things don’t go your way? Do you have periods of prolonged or excessive fatigue? Do you have difficulty concentrating? Have you lost interest in your usual recreational activities? Are you worried about things that worry can’t …
Do you work for a great Brand U organization? What makes it a great organization? If not, what do you want changed in your organization to make it great? Does management in your organization believe that people are its most important asset? Do you believe that people in your organization are its most important asset? …
Virtual Brand U teams sidestep matrix and hierarchal organizations. They’re confusing because of unknown relationships and new expectations. Virtual teaming is still new with many questions, such as the following: What are behavioral protocols or rules among virtual teams? Who does what, where, and when? Who conducts the work? Who authorizes resources and how is …
“Why am I doing this?” “Too many meetings.” “We don’t have time for this stuff.” “We have no help.” “This stuff isn’t relevant.” “They’re not walking the talk!” “This stuff is …” “This sucks.” “Why am I doing this again?” “This stuff isn’t working.” “They’re acting like a cult.” “My boss is a moron.” …
The virtual team is a project team of Brand U’s that delivers products or services to customers with the external appearance of a single company. A core group usually originates the idea and pulls resources together to actualize the idea. Examples of virtual organizations include special project teams, telecommuting teams, supplier partnerships, global consulting organizations, …
Brand U teaming is taking over business. In more organizations, empowerment and teaming are evolving into workplace religions. You can’t escape empowerment, which may involve self-managed teams, work accountability, or group problem solving. Often, your ability to work as part of a group is a condition of employment. But, teaming can have a dark side. …
Think about the groups or teams you belong to, church groups, work teams, e-mail discussion groups, partnerships, and even baseball teams. Some even set up their families as teams. Brand U teams come in many forms. Team members in one company are called ‘associates’ and are real process stakeholders. They participate in decisions that traditionally …
What are the protocols and rules of the Brand U organization that values marketable and value adding knowledge as much as loyalty? Traditionally, the twenty-year manager had power, prestige, and knowledge, and was accorded loyalty and respect due to these factors. Now, value adding knowledge and abilities are increasingly important.
Examples of successful Brand U teams are often found in sports and music. For example, a winning football team is an assemblage of Brand U, each of whom has a specific function. Some players may be superstars. However, the winning football team usually has everyone subordinating personal glory to team success. The coach shapes team …
Wealth used to be in land, then property, plant, and equipment – hard assets. Now wealth is in Brand U people whose ideas and knowledge are portable. So, the issue of happy workers has become a major topic as organizations try to engage and inspire us to contribute our ideas and knowledge. They want more …