April 2018
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Mixing symptoms and management problems
We continue to observe a persistent pattern in the OD manifestations in organizations. Managers and those that work for them don’t always differentiate OD symptoms from management problems. Signs are looked at as management problems and vice versa. A symptom is a sign that a particular domain of management is not functioning well. It’s not… Continue reading
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When employees act like encrypted smartphones – series 2 of 2
This is fact – employee encryption is a problem that won’t go away soon. It’s a human thing that relates so very well to the engineering of the smartphone. We will call it for purposes of this series 2, human internal-mechanics. It’s like mechanics in math where manipulating forces produces motion. When the internal-mechanics of… Continue reading
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When employees act like encrypted smartphones – series 1 of 2
Well, let us be blunt on this one. Don’t managers all over the world grapple with this dilemma – how to get maximum productivity from their employees. Managers, the good ones at that, will know that apart from the employees’ virtual or physical presence at work, managers aren’t always in control of what is going… Continue reading
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Easter, the Abrahamic religions and creating an apolitical workplace
Do you dream of having an apolitical workplace? A workplace where everyone one is not interested or involved in political acrobatics? Is this wishful thinking, after all, workplaces are run and dominated by humans? Humans are by their nature political animals. They accentuate their differences – it’s a human thing. Come to think of it… Continue reading
About Me
Apollo B. Gabazira is an Ugandan OD. junkie fascinated by matters that render organisations/individuals effective or not. He blogs on effective leadership and management. He is a devoted green-farmer and breeds the Ayrshire cow at Nakabugu, Luuka district, Uganda. Apollo is quite effective at what he chooses to do.
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