David Rendall’s Freak Factory

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David Rendall’s excellent Freak Factory site has a sub-title that reads “Embracing uniqueness by flaunting weakness”. Flaunting is what Rendall and his writing are all about. Instead of trying to balance, compensate, improve, or fix our weaknesses, his thesis is that by celebrating what we suck at, we are also celebrating what makes us unique and valuable.

This is a natural progression from the work of Marcus Buckingham and many others on strength-focused development. Buckingham, especially in The One Thing You Need to Know… About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success, drives home . . . → Read More: David Rendall’s Freak Factory

From Board-Feet to Sustainable Relationships?

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A corporate fixer who makes a commitment to listening to rank-and-file employees? A major British Columbia lumber producer who will focus on quality over quantity? I know… I shouldn’t hold my breath.

On the other hand, an article in a Vancouver Island paper (Cowichan News Leader) “Meet Western Forests Products great new hope” makes me want to be a believer. Steve Frasher is a corporate fixer who was brought in by Western Forest Products in June of 2009. As new president & CEO, he has a mission both straightforward and daunting: bring the company back to . . . → Read More: From Board-Feet to Sustainable Relationships?

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