On this Harvard Business Review blog this morning, Daniel Markovitz, wrote a piece titled: How to Break Free from Email Jail. I appreciate Daniel's manufacturing analogy of creating a pull system for information. His designs make sense. However, what Daniel doesn't acknowledge is that outside of manufacturing, most organizations don't run like manufacturing floors. … [Read more...] about How to Unshackle Yourself from E-mail
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How to Design a Meeting Infographic
How to Design a Meeting Infographic This infographic captures the basic principles of meeting design based on the Management by Design methodology. It derives from the consideration of balance and purpose, and the use of technology considered ahead of its use. For more details read about the DOs here and DON'Ts here. You can find meeting preparation advice … [Read more...] about How to Design a Meeting Infographic
How to Design Conflict Out of Your Organization
My book, Management by Design, offers readers a methodology that creates purposeful engagement in the design of work experiences. Too often, we just let work happen to us, as managers and employees. In the daily rush to accomplish and fulfill, to satisfy and delight, we rarely take the time to consider why we do the things we do in the way we do them. A lack of context can be … [Read more...] about How to Design Conflict Out of Your Organization
Best Books on the Future of Higher Ed
Photo by Engin Akyurt on Pexels.com Blog followers and colleagues over at OnlineUniversities.com (no longer operating) posted a list of the top 10 best books on the future of higher ed. I thought I would share it with you. Here's the list: You can read the OnlineUniversities commentary here. I want to add one book to the list: Lowering Higher Education: … [Read more...] about Best Books on the Future of Higher Ed
August – Management by Design Tip of the Month: Design for Collaboration
I have been thinking a lot about collaboration lately. Writing whitepapers, facilitating scenario planning sessions and running workshops. We still have a lot to learn about working collaboratively. Working together just happens most of the time. We don't think about designing how we work, we just make the assumption that people know how to work together. That usually leads to … [Read more...] about August – Management by Design Tip of the Month: Design for Collaboration
