Posts by christensenbd
A Rusty Navy
Note – I started writing this two weeks before the Government tabled it’s new budget and the story has continued to evolve… One of the courses I have taught at Boise State’s Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning Program is Thinking in Systems. Looking at the world with a systems perspective gives me a migraine sometimes.…
Read MoreLearning Anytime Anywhere
The level of trust displayed by the leadership in allowing new soldiers to really learn anywhere anytime creates a truly incentivized environment.
Read MoreThose Darn Job Descriptions
In my last entry “What do you really want me to do!?” the focus was on how a job description is used to inform the employee about the manager or organization’s expectations. After reading that post, a colleague of my loverly wife, I will call him Mr. J. Hunter, shared a recent experience where the job description was being…
Read MoreExpectations of the Workforce…
Expectations of the Workforce or “What do you really want me to do!?” Have you ever started a new job or moved into a new position and thought “I don’t have a clue what I am supposed to be doing!?” How about the frazzled manager who gets the new hire and says “Here’s your desk……
Read MoreMore on Metrics
On the weekends, my wife and I start the day by watching CBC’s The National evening news show. The February 12th edition had a segment called The Next: Server Farms (5:03) which provides a glimpse into the power consumption requirements of the Internet. One statement caught my attention. The reporter said around minute 2:15 “…most people…
Read MoreMentors, Managers and Metrics
I recently learned that one of my mentors and good friend, Dr. Roger Chevalier, is going to become the latest Honourary Life Member of the International Society for Performance Improvement or ISPI. That has had me thinking about mentors, managers and metrics. I met Roger through the Armed Forces Chapter of ISPI where he took me…
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