by Org Sharts | May 14, 2024 | Newsletter
There was a time, not long ago, when I was actively researching how to go about becoming a certified project manager. Why? Well, I have always really liked helping people accomplish things and as far as I could tell, “project manager” was the job that did that. Since...
by Org Sharts | Apr 9, 2024 | Newsletter
For about a half a decade I worked for a national stationary retailer. I don’t want to mention the company by name at this point for a variety of reasons, but let’s call them “Metal Fasteners” because I don’t know what those little metal fasteners that fit inside a...
by Org Sharts | Mar 19, 2024 | Newsletter
When you start to dig into how to make work better it can be a little overwhelming. Ok. That’s a lie. It can be a lot overwhelming. It can be fucking impossible. You will, I assure you, likely feel as through the task is akin to Sisyphus, rolling a rock up a hill just...
by Org Sharts | Mar 5, 2024 | Newsletter
Fun fact. I really like to do my best work. Period. And what I’ve learned over time is that sometimes that doesn’t fit with the “big picture”. There was a time when I was an overnight manager at a call center. I worked from 6:45pm – 3:30am. I didn’t mind it. At...
by Org Sharts | Feb 27, 2024 | Newsletter
10 years ago I could not have answered this question. I knew about change management from the movie Office Space and the Two Bobs. But actual organizational design is, not surprisingly, different than. MIke Judge movie starring Ron Livingstone (the most underrated...
by Org Sharts | Feb 20, 2024 | Newsletter
I have a history of making changes. I’ve never worked somewhere and been happy with just reading a list of things to do and then doing them. Sometimes that’s helped me achieve high levels of success and sometimes that’s made it pretty clear that I should find work...
