What a Way to FLY

Abstract:

An airplane has four forces acting upon it during flight. Thrust provided by the engines drives the aircraft forward. Air flowing over the airframe produces Drag, holding the aircraft back. Lift provided by the wings is attempting to overcome the force of gravity which is attempting to pull the aircraft down. For flight to occur, thrust must be sufficient to overcome drag and lift must overcome the pull of gravity. It is possible to crash an aircraft with the nose up

The CEO wants the organization to grow and move forward. Just as the pilot of an aircraft has his hand on the throttle applying power to overcome drag, the corporate executive has at hand motivational tools to stimulate the workers to higher levels of performance. Examples are: performance appraisals, ranking employees, forced distributions, contests, performance management, commission pay, MBO, and quotas. It is our contention that these tools can cause a phenomenon known as sub-optimization. Rather than stimulate, they add drag to the organization in the form of internal competition and a more adversarial working environment. Thus the manager using these tools in the sincere belief that he/she is driving performance may instead be crashing with the nose up.

Bio:

Robert Crow has been in the business of developing people for over 40 years. He has been responsible for management development for three Fortune 200 companies and director of HR with several smaller companies. He left a high-tech Japanese company to become an independent consultant almost 20 years ago. A graduate of Georgia State University, he has worked in many industries and with several colleges in the area. He has published articles in major journals and spoken at conferences from Calgary, Canada to Paris, France.

Location:

CCCi
7000 Central Parkway
3rd Floor Conference Room
Atlanta, GA 30328

Recommendation: The best way to turn onto Central Parkway is via from Perimeter Center West due to recent construction. Park in center section (not visitor section) of parking deck on your left as you enter 7000 Central Parkway. Take the parking deck elevator to floor 3 (lobby level) and follow the signs.

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Agenda:

• 6:00PM - 7:00PM Networking

• 7:00PM - 7:05PM Announcements

• 7:05PM - 8:05PM Presentation & Q&A

• 8:05PM - 8:30PM Post Presentation Announcements & Raffle