Many companies build cultures that are focused on controlling the output of low performers, rather than growing and unlocking everyone’s skills. This approach is low-ROI and ultimately problematic for high-performance cultures. Leaders spend an inordinate amount of time handholding their least productive colleagues, instead of helping their strongest contributors move faster and do more. Meanwhile,Continue reading “Comment on HBR (28 Jun 2024) 3 Ways to Build a Culture That Lets High Performers Thrive”
Author Archives: Deacon Larry Hiner, PsyD
ILO & RAD
So, I was queried by a colleague who was trying to understand what I am trying to do with the various concepts that I have proposed – specifically the notion of my Intentional Learning Organization™ and how that fits with the Radical Adult Learning platform that will support the delivery of appropriate learning activities toContinue reading “ILO & RAD”
How Corporate Culture Shapes Employee Outcomes
With a little help from Copilot. A look at the research and best practices on fostering a positive and productive work environment What is corporate culture and why does it matter? Corporate culture is the set of values, beliefs, norms, and practices that define how an organization operates and how its employees interact with eachContinue reading “How Corporate Culture Shapes Employee Outcomes”
Chapter 1: The Foundation of an Intentional Learning Organization
1.1 The Definition of an Intentional Learning Organization In an era of constant change and disruption, organizations must prioritize learning and development to remain relevant and thrive. An Intentional Learning Organization (ILO) is an entity that consciously and purposefully fosters a culture of continuous learning. It goes beyond sporadic training initiatives and embraces learning asContinue reading “Chapter 1: The Foundation of an Intentional Learning Organization”
ILO: the Blook – Introduction
The Intentional Learning Organization is multi-faceted, complex, elegant, and beautiful. With a huge boost to my efforts to begin writing a book on the Intentional Learning OrganizationTM, ChatGPT provided an outline that I now offer as the Introduction to the Blook, “ILO” (tip of the hat to David Gurteen for the concept of a “Blook”Continue reading “ILO: the Blook – Introduction”
Update on Productivity in a Workplace that Honors Human Dignity
With a little help from Google Bard – Does it seem strange to ask Bard to comment on Human Dignity in the workplace? Well, read on and comment on Google’s AI article on the subject… The Role of Human Dignity in the Workplace Human dignity is the inherent worth and value of every person, regardlessContinue reading “Update on Productivity in a Workplace that Honors Human Dignity”
What’s in a “realm?”
I recently asked ChatGPT to write a blog article on the concept of “realm.” This is what she had to say (yes, I am anthropomorphizing) bullet numbers added: Dr. Jim Spohrer and I have been chatting about the nature of different realms as comprise life, the universe, and everything. Can we describe the totality ofContinue reading “What’s in a “realm?””
Being an Ambassador between ISSIP and APQC – part 2, the early experience
It’s been a few months since I was named Ambassador to APQC by the leadership team at ISSIP. Here are the joys and challenges: Joys: For me, it is always a joy to get to meet and know interesting people; people who are motivated to share their wide and deep (T-shaped) expertise with other. TheyContinue reading “Being an Ambassador between ISSIP and APQC – part 2, the early experience”
Being Ambassador: ISSIP APQC
Being an Ambassador ISSIP APQC
Boiling the Ocean
That’s what we used to call it in my consulting days, when we would look at all the client’s issues and try to develop a plan to solve them all at once. Sometimes that meant coming up with a strategic plan that would account for all of the problems – after having conducted an exhaustiveContinue reading “Boiling the Ocean”