by M. Mari Novak, Steven J. Kelly | May 3, 2019 | Complexity & Simplicity, Managing People & Organizations, Performance Management
Jagged Lines and Gordian Knots Managing and Integrating Donor-Funded Technical Assistance. Advice, you would think, is the easiest thing to get. You listen and implement under the guidance of an experienced consultant. And advice, you would think, is the easiest thing...
by Steven J. Kelly | Mar 20, 2019 | Complexity & Simplicity, Managing People & Organizations, Performance Management
Practicing Masterful Performance Technology. OK, I’ll admit it. I’m a card carrying practitioner. It’s been that way from the beginning. Starting in the US Army in 1975, working in the 9th Infantry Division. I started in tactical intelligence. High demand...
by M. Mari Novak, Steven J. Kelly | Feb 21, 2019 | Complexity & Simplicity, Managing People & Organizations, Performance Management
Performance Assessment & Analysis. Benefits for applying the PAAx methodology and approach Assessments are often done on a piece of a whole: a department within an organization, a cross-functional process, an organization within a government, a set of...
by Sylvia K. Lee | Jan 20, 2019 | Complexity & Simplicity
If an Indonesian Volcano Hadn’t Erupted, Frankenstein Wouldn’t Have Been Created. In April 1815, Mount Tambora, in what is now Indonesia, erupted. It was one of the most massive eruptions in history. Some scientists believe it was, in fact, the largest ever. Over a...
