I have a problem with the phrase “climbing the corporate ladder.” What my problem is, though, may surprise you. It isn’t with the “climbing” or even the “corporate,” but with the singularity of the ladder…
Without followers we are not leaders; we are just lonely explorers. Today we discuss what it means to be a leader in the new economy…
In this potential new series (i.e. I’m hoping to post more “ridiculous work habits” in the future), we’re exploring one of the many absurd things we often do at work. Today’s topic is how we think about “experience” on the job.
The industrial way of building an organization carries some hidden baggage with it, and we won’t really be able to function as cooperatively or creatively as we should in the new economy until we discard the old structure. This is how we got here… and how we start getting out.
Most of us don’t do “assembly line” type work anymore, but our organizations are still built for it. Today we explore how we got to this point… and it has everything to do with education.