Tag: inspiration

  • Inspiration!

    Fred E. Frederickson

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    Famed baseball coach Yogi Berra once said “100% of inspiration is 90% perspiration.” Yogi Berra didn’t actually say that, but it sure sounds like something he would say. And you can too. Confused? Of course you are. That’s because everything you’ve ever learned about inspiring people is wrong. Your team looks up to you, not… Read more

  • The Death of the 80/20 rule (part 2)

    Frederick P. Frederickson

    In case you missed it, the 80/20 rule is dead and the reasons are simple: Employees started gaming the 80/20 rule and helped make it obsolete. Like disco, it had to go. It failed to track employee accountability and productivity. A lawsuit brought on by the late “Greasy” Pete Shepanski’s estate. Not far in our… Read more