New Management theories factories put wrappers to everything and then call it new. And they are losing the essence. They are ripe for a Reformation of their own. Otherwise they risk being exposed as just so many overpaid peddlers of dead-without-essence ideas.
What makes a company to have both great people and people that are great? Some people say that it is about management. Other people claim that it is a HR department problem. But actually it is everyone’s job…
There are times when hard deadlines in projects can lower the moral of the team. Despite all the efforts to deal with complex requirements, sometimes is impossible to move deadlines, reduce the scope, cut the quality efforts or add more people. So, what to do?…
In the old fashioned way the customer was always right, but In this century we can not think in this way anymore. We need to think more in collaborative way. When a true value is generated, not only the owner of the business wins. All people that are involved in the game win too. Are you a…
Have you ever heard about Valve? Yes, the company that develops video games. If you’ve ever played Counter Strike, Half Live, Team fortress, I suppose you have. But the charm of Valve is not only about these games. They also have an amazing organizational model that seems to be the new era. Let’s review this…