12 February 2004

Mismanagement in the Henhouse

Three ways your company can nurture and promote talent -- and avoid the Scarecrow's "egg-scruciating" dilemma

by Kenneth A. Tucker and Vandana Allman
Authors of Animals, Inc. (Warner Books, 2004)
Important business outcomes suffer when managers make the wrong decisions about the roles employees should play. But what can organizations do to address this dilemma? In this column, the authors of Animals, Inc., offer three suggestions that can get your organization -- and its employees -- back on track.
Vandana Allman is Global Practice Leader for Leadership and Talent Management for Gallup. She is the coauthor of Gallup's book Animals, Inc.: a Business Parable for the 21st Century (Warner Books, February 2004).
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Kenneth A. Tucker is coauthor of Gallup's book Animals, Inc.: a Business Parable for the 21st Century (Warner Books, February 2004).
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