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David Maister – The trusted advisor

David Maister – The trusted advisor

Trust = (Credibility + Reliability + Intimacy) / (Self orientation)

Much needed message in this age of voxpop: you need to earn the right to share your opinion.

Stanley McChrystal – Team of teams

Stanley McChrystal – Team of teams

Without mutual understanding of different perspectives teams cannot be effective, because people you don’t trust are never truly on your team.  

Background: the US couldn’t win the war in Iraq in 2003 because the compartmentalized army organization could not react adequately to changing circumstances and an agile enemy.

Brian Burke – Gamify

Brian Burke – Gamify

Triggering authentic engagement aligned to corporate goals is what will make points, badges, and leader boards work.

The book focuses on engagement, accomplishment, and competition as performance drivers; whereas ‘hard benefits’ such as shorter feedback loops and more targeted content get less attention.

Sean O’Neil and John Kulisek – Bare nuckle people management

Sean O’Neil and John Kulisek – Bare nuckle people management

To get the most out of your team, adjust your management style to each individual.

MBTI without the dogma that ‘there are no good or bad personality types’; of course there are – from the manager’s perspective.

Erin Meyer – The culture map

Erin Meyer – The culture map

Be aware: cultures differ greatly in ways of (1) communicating, (2) evaluating, (3) persuading, (4) leading, (5) deciding, (6) trusting, (7) disagreeing, and (8) scheduling.

All too recognizable national archetypes dissected. Valuable guide to international collaboration.

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