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Comment on Organizational Democracy by crguna

crguna — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:15:31 +0000

Ricardo Semler’s book Maverick! was in my opinion pathbreaking work in organizational democracy where he tells how he made his company SEMCO (brazil) a successful democratic company in many ways. His recent book, The seven day weekend is also interesting.
Some useful work is also being done by http://worldblu.org on organizational democracy.
I am also working on building my company as a democratic organization.

Comment on Communicating in Probabilities by What I mean is not really what I said « My Office Buzz

What I mean is not really what I said « My Office Buzz — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:28:15 +0000

[...] I mean is not really what I said Posted on September 25, 2009 by myofficebuzz I’ve said this before, but talking with one of my classes recently has convinced me to say it again. When we [...]

Comment on Training People how to have Tough Conversations by myofficebuzz

myofficebuzz — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:20:41 +0000

Thanks for the tip. I will definitely check it out.

Comment on Training People how to have Tough Conversations by Brittney

Brittney — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:18:14 +0000

You may be interested in checking out the correlating training course: Crucial Conversations. It is developed by the authors of the book and teaches people the very skills you are describing in this post.

check out: http://hooktours.com/8058847/

Comment on What are your goals? by Sharon Wilson

Sharon Wilson — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:27:57 +0000

Thanks for your post! I believe that one can achieve success by having a clear goal, having career builders in place and have flexibility in order to prepare for any situation.

http://www.spiritualpreneurs.com/what-career-builders-are-helping-you-on-your-path-to-success/

Comment on Research Helping Business by In the Company’s Best Interest « My Office Buzz

In the Company’s Best Interest « My Office Buzz — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:53:31 +0000

[...] 5, 2009 by myofficebuzz As I’ve mentioned before, I have recently started a project where I am talking to business leaders about communication where they work. I’ve just done a few of those interviews, but they are [...]

Comment on Workplace Relationships and Job Satisfaction by Getting Through the Obstacle Course « My Office Buzz

Getting Through the Obstacle Course « My Office Buzz — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:07:20 +0000

[...] So what to do? Two things. First, don’t perpetuate the cycle. Recognize others’ accomplishments with genuine praise, and encourage people to work together. Second, build relationships with people. Not relationship that will advance your career. Relationships are the most important thing that you can do as they are the most important part of job satisfaction. [...]

Comment on Person-Centered Messages by Influencing your Boss « My Office Buzz

Influencing your Boss « My Office Buzz — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:12:57 +0000

[...] Influencing your Boss Posted on July 1, 2009 by myofficebuzz How influential are you in your company? Do people listen to what you have to say? Perhaps one of the tests of that is how influential you are with people above you in the organization. All Things Workplace had a great post a few months ago on influencing up. Not surprisingly, it starts before you want something—build a solid foundation of integrity and respect. Then, think like your boss thinks. Consider his or her needs in addition to your own. What can help him or her say yes to your request? Kind of sounds a lot like person-centered messages. [...]

Comment on Dissent Effectiveness by Upward Influence « My Office Buzz

Upward Influence « My Office Buzz — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:32:34 +0000

[...] with one of our ideas. I’ve blogged before about the importance of person-centered messages and solution-oriented conversations as ways of successfully influencing your boss. All Things Workplace had a great post on ideas for [...]

Comment on Person-Centered Messages by Upward Influence « My Office Buzz

Upward Influence « My Office Buzz — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:32:27 +0000

[...] convince a supervisor to go with one of our ideas. I’ve blogged before about the importance of person-centered messages and solution-oriented conversations as ways of successfully influencing your boss. All Things [...]