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Comment on The Misaligned Organization and What to Do About It by Lex Sisney

Lex Sisney — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:20:00 +0000

I’m not sure how to respond. On the one hand, you’re in a cash crunch because you’re misaligned in some aspect of the business. If you keep trying the same things to get out of it and it keeps failing to make a difference, what would you say to yourself? On the other hand, it’s hard to take the time to realign the business if you can’t find the cash to even keep the lights on. Aligning the business isn’t something that only a large business has the luxury to perform. Every business must have it. Or it gets what you’re having now. You don’t have to follow the process I’m recommending…. I just know that it works. At the very least, try to get some mental separation from the business so that you can see things clearly and try a new approach.

Comment on The Misaligned Organization and What to Do About It by Anon

Anon — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:12:00 +0000

Company is in a cash crunch. Don’t see how “alignment” as you put it can make much of a difference. It sounds like this is only a fit for larger companies who have money to burn. Am I missing something?

Comment on The Motivation Myth: Or, How to Get Your Employees to Work Harder, Faster, Smarter by Lex Sisney

Lex Sisney — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:13:00 +0000

Good question! I’ve found that it can be really hard for some people to let go of their current role (even though they’re no longer a good fit for the current stage of the company and they recognize it) because they can’t imagine what they would do instead. The CTO and the DOE roles are really different ones. The CTO is all about true innovation, R&D, and technical architecture. The DOE is all about producing live tested software week in and week out. I imagine that it would be helpful if you and your partner sat down and drew up what the CTO role would actually look like and see if it lines up with the innate skills and interests of your partner. If it does, then he’ll quickly become re-motivated and producing at a high level again. If not, then you’ll need to find him a role that does align or buy him out. Also, it may be really helpful for him to interview other CTO’s and experienced DOE’s so that he can get a sense of what a good fit would really look like.

Comment on The Motivation Myth: Or, How to Get Your Employees to Work Harder, Faster, Smarter by Anon

Anon — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:59:00 +0000

My business has about 50 people and we’ve been growing 100% per year for the past 3 years and we’re now at $5M in 2011 revenue. I’m the business side. My parter is the co-founder/CTO. He’s not willing to give it up. He’s a very smart dude and i couldn’t have bulit this company without him. He can hack most anything. But he’s no longer motivated and it’s hurting company morale. We need a doe because my partner sucks at managing and dealing with all the details/iteration roll outs. How do I get him remotivated and agree to hire a doe?

Comment on The Pre-Startup Checklist by fat burning foods

fat burning foods — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:37:03 +0000

Lavoro per il domani – uno sguardo di Yesturdays ad alcuni esempi…

È stato indicato questo esempio, via jon McCormick sopra Giornale in tensione e credilo per essere estremamente informativo ed ugualmente il punto…

Comment on The Unifier Style by increase metabolism

increase metabolism — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:25:02 +0000

Yesturdays work for tomorrow – a look at some examples…

Was shown this example, via David McCormick on Live Journal and found it to be very informative and too the point…

Comment on The 5 Classic Mistakes in Organizational Structure: Or, How to Design Your Organization the Right Way by Lex Sisney

Lex Sisney — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:37:00 +0000

LOL. As we all know, never, ever cross the streams. Total and systemic protonic reversal. It’s bad. Very bad.

Comment on The 5 Classic Mistakes in Organizational Structure: Or, How to Design Your Organization the Right Way by Christopher Ragland

Christopher Ragland — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:32:00 +0000

So many answers…We could apply most if not all of these concepts to the functionality of our own US government, and find that it would probably behave the same way. The picture of the urinals is perfect. Accomplishing tasks is like going to the bathroom with a buddy: Though an effort to accomplish the same task, you must realize that you’re aiming in different directions and must therefore manage your position to make sure you don’t misfire – unless you’re “crossing swords” of course. And that’s hardly ever the case. Thanks for another great post Lex.

Comment on The 5 Classic Mistakes in Organizational Structure: Or, How to Design Your Organization the Right Way by Lex Sisney

Lex Sisney — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:24:00 +0000

Thanks Ian! I appreciate the feedback.

Comment on The 5 Classic Mistakes in Organizational Structure: Or, How to Design Your Organization the Right Way by Ian

Ian — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:52:00 +0000

Excellent post Lex! This is an area that becomes so obfuscated, particularly at the times organizations need to clarify it most. Extremely helpful tools here. Thanks!