Thanksgiving 2024 is tomorrow. At this time of year, JKL Associates wants to thank each of you, our readers, for your continued confidence and support. Your questions, challenges, and feedback, both when we agree and disagree, show all of us that when we consciously open our minds to respectful dialogue between people, there is nothing we can’t accomplish.
May your Thanksgiving holiday be blessed.
Job Descriptions have been the staple of the business hierarchal structure for years. Each level of the pyramid had its defined job boxes and the associated duties and tasks for each box. The general idea of separating and defining was the model that moved our complex capitalistic economy from agriculture to industrial.
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A critical ingredient in the recipe for a growing and prosperous business is attracting and developing the best possible talent in the marketplace. The talent pool has ebbed and flowed up and down for decades. In recent years, leaders have faced many challenges in acquiring talent to achieve their organization’s objectives. It has also been a challenge for the talent in the marketplace to be…
Well, election day is complete. At least the voting event is wrapped up. The hype and level of distraction over the past few months have been pretty heavy. Even if you were reasonably successful in tuning out much or some of the media, those people around you, in one form or fashion, attempted to drag you into the election dynamics.
Although the invention of the compass dates back well over 2000+ years and likely came about in different original forms based on the earth’s magnetic pull, the tools were a significant leap into superior navigation. As the world is primarily covered with water, being able to navigate not only by celestial bodies but also by the pull of the earth’s magnetism allowed civilizations to expand and flourish. With such guidance tools, the people who navigated exploration, trade, and even war used the compass to direct their actions to realize specific outcomes.
As we near election day, conversations about this candidate or that person, this policy, or that claim have reached a fever pitch. Everyone seems to have an opinion, and they not only want to share it with everyone but are not inclined to stop telling until the person they are speaking with concedes to their point of view. We have moved away from health discussions into a place of my way or the highway dialogue.
It is that time of year when we exercise our freedom to vote. If you have already cast your vote via early voting or absentee ballot, thank yourself for having done your civic duty. We live in a representative republic democracy where “We the People” actually are the government and elect those to represent us as a collective and support our republic. This model crafted by the founders of this nation was designed so that no one person or group of people could mandate something by the majority rule. Pretty insightful by our forefathers.
We live in a time of abundant information and data points. It seems like everything can be counted in one way or another. All of these information elements can then be twisted, turned, and contorted in many ways, so what does one do to sift and sort through all the items? The answer is not always that simple. At least at this moment, no magic wand can digest and then regurgitate the data directly into productive, valuable packets.
It is not uncommon for the word “Leader” to be spoken on many occasions. Whether in a work setting or on the sports field, the word “Leader” is often used to capture an individual’s capabilities and contribution to a given set of circumstances. It is often used to distinguish or separate a given person to a status that sets them apart from others. In some cases, it is well deserved, and in other cases, using the word is simply a fill-in-the-blank description.
It seems pretty straightforward that the better an organization’s culture, the higher the likelihood of more productive outcomes. The challenge is why so many companies don’t get this simple and profound recipe for success.