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, Senior Leadership Consultant for Gallup, is the coauthor of Animals, Inc.: a Business Parable for the 21st Century.
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Kenneth A. Tucker is coauthor of Gallup's book Animals, Inc.: a Business Parable for the 21st Century.
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Business Lessons From the Barnyard
Some “Goode” Management Advice
The Key to Creating Complete Confusion
An Animal’s “Desirable Competencies”
Mo’s Mixed-Up Management Discoveries
Animals, Inc.: A Business Parable for the 21st Century
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