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We are undergoing a shift in values. This is not just a U.S.-based phenomena. It is a global phenomena. And, one with significant implications for business. The key premise of this post is that the majority of businesses will need to shift from a “self-enhancement” value orientation to a “self-expression” value orientation. Self-enhancement values orient [...]
We continue to explore the idea of organizations as a platform forpursuing human potential. This post is focused on goals. From a scientific perspective, we can understand goal pursuit as three discreet mental processes: 1.) Goal representation – people think about, picture, and create a clear notion of what the goal is and then hold [...]
In my last post, I shared that I’d like to explore the topic inspired by Abraham Maslow — that organizations, designed right, can be vehicles for human potential to be realized. Human potential can only be pursued in relationship with other people. We are biologically wired to be social and are shaped in significant ways [...]
The Maritz Institute is part of a bigger Maritz organization. This means we are connected to a bigger aspiration or purpose. I see that bigger purpose captured in the Maritz tagline: In essence, we believe that people are the heart of business and that business practices, designed right, are vehicles for human potential to be [...]
We have a dilemma in many, if not, most business conversations. I’d describe the dilemma as the paradigm of “single-bucket thinking” when what is needed is “multiple-bucket thinking.” Mostbusiness conversations sound a lot like this. The goal of every single thing a business does is to create an ROI that makes a deposit into the [...]