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Snake Oil with a Certificate

How the Corporate Management Training Industry Looted the Human Potential Movement and Left the Wreckage Behind The Human Potential Movement meant something. That is the first thing to understand, because what followed is only truly damning if you grasp what … Continue reading

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Middle Management

Corporate management notices that the monthly output from the Troy plant has been slowly but steadily dropping.  The workers must be slacking off.  They send in a new plant manager to shake things up and whip those losers into shape. … Continue reading

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Management Q&A #1

Dear Bob: What would you say about a consulting project manager who says to a member of his team, “stop talking because what you are saying doesn’t make any sense,” in front of the entire team and the clients on … Continue reading

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