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I also agree with Michael Raybman. People do chang...

2011-06-24T10:34:25.660-07:00

I also agree with Michael Raybman. People do change. From a management perspective, we must acknowledge this fact. A low performer can become a top performer. However, I believe a more truthful statement for managers would be to state "People cannot be changed. People change themselves."

Many managers may spend too much time trying to change people instead of helping them manage their own success.

Michael, I tend to agree with you, but remember th...

2010-02-04T19:40:13.833-08:00

Michael, I tend to agree with you, but remember that the point of this is advice for managers. As a manager, it's simpler to think that people can't change, because as you point out they can't be forcefully changed by other people. And the number of managers who fall into the trap of thinking they can "fix" their employees from traits that are pretty ingrown is very large.

Definitely not intended to discount people changing themselves, but that change is very hard, must be self motivated, and takes a long time.

This is a really interesting post, but I think tha...

2010-02-04T19:30:45.392-08:00

This is a really interesting post, but I think that to #1, people can change. Perhaps they can't be forcefully changed by other people, but if they really want to work on themselves and change, they can.

I don't have Zod Nazem's management experience, but I've known people who have changed dramatically with years.

Great job Boyd. Now I fully expect a follow-up on ...

2010-01-13T18:31:48.708-08:00

Great job Boyd.
Now I fully expect a follow-up on General Zod's Principles of leadership.
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Great post. I must say that it is not easy to foll...

2010-01-11T13:27:17.954-08:00

Great post. I must say that it is not easy to follow them in real life but you can if you keep reminding these to yourself.