Comments on: Get connected http://humansatwork.com/get-connected/ Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:50:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kelley Eskridge http://humansatwork.com/get-connected/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Kelley Eskridge Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:24:10 +0000 http://humansatwork.com/?p=1156#comment-75 <strong>Jim</strong>, thanks for adding the link, I appreciate the support. I'm sorry the team couldn't continue. That's a hard transition to make, and I hope you're doing okay with it. As I said to Barbara in a comment elsewhere, I recommend the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Managing-Transitions-Making-Most-Change/dp/0738208248%3FSubscriptionId%3D02E5W5871AJF7PMMMS82%26tag%3Dhumansatwork-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0738208248" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Managing Transitions</a> by William Bridges to anyone interested in how the stages of change affect people emotionally as well as "organizationally." I don't know if you'd find it helpful, but I do. I hope that bad managers won't be allowed to flourish in these times. Right now is when we need good managers more than ever, because it's so much more challenging to keep people engaged and moving forward when they are scared, and when times are tough. One reason I put the program details up for free is that if people are willing to do the work of reading and following up (in the forums, or through outside reading, online research, etc.), they can find ideas and skills that can help them -- whether they are managers or not. If anything here can help someone who's having a hard time, I count that a success. Jim, thanks for adding the link, I appreciate the support.

I’m sorry the team couldn’t continue. That’s a hard transition to make, and I hope you’re doing okay with it. As I said to Barbara in a comment elsewhere, I recommend the book Managing Transitions by William Bridges to anyone interested in how the stages of change affect people emotionally as well as “organizationally.” I don’t know if you’d find it helpful, but I do.

I hope that bad managers won’t be allowed to flourish in these times. Right now is when we need good managers more than ever, because it’s so much more challenging to keep people engaged and moving forward when they are scared, and when times are tough.

One reason I put the program details up for free is that if people are willing to do the work of reading and following up (in the forums, or through outside reading, online research, etc.), they can find ideas and skills that can help them — whether they are managers or not. If anything here can help someone who’s having a hard time, I count that a success.

]]> By: Jim Cox http://humansatwork.com/get-connected/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Jim Cox Mon, 08 Dec 2008 06:20:50 +0000 http://humansatwork.com/?p=1156#comment-66 I definitely agree about getting people connected at work because doing so helps build a team mentality and strong morale. This was the case at the last job I had. Management knew how to connect team members which created a very fun and helpful environment. It's a shame I couldn't stay there longer, but senior management decided to kill off the team, and I was only there for a brief time. I have had a taste of a great work environment, and I hope I can find another such place to work in the future. Speaking of getting connected, I added a link for Humans At Work in a links list on my blog, as well as adding an RSS feed to the Humans At Work blog to my blogs list. I did this because right now with the economy tanking the way it is, is when the "Little Hitler" type managers reach their zenith because they know people are desperate for work and will endure almost anything. Eventually the economy will turn around and companies will have to undo what these managers have done, and will be looking for a place and philosophy to turn to, and I believe Humans At Work is what they will need, so now is time to get the the word out. Cheers ~ Jim I definitely agree about getting people connected at work because doing so helps build a team mentality and strong morale. This was the case at the last job I had. Management knew how to connect team members which created a very fun and helpful environment. It’s a shame I couldn’t stay there longer, but senior management decided to kill off the team, and I was only there for a brief time. I have had a taste of a great work environment, and I hope I can find another such place to work in the future.

Speaking of getting connected, I added a link for Humans At Work in a links list on my blog, as well as adding an RSS feed to the Humans At Work blog to my blogs list.

I did this because right now with the economy tanking the way it is, is when the “Little Hitler” type managers reach their zenith because they know people are desperate for work and will endure almost anything. Eventually the economy will turn around and companies will have to undo what these managers have done, and will be looking for a place and philosophy to turn to, and I believe Humans At Work is what they will need, so now is time to get the the word out.

Cheers ~ Jim

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