Book Review: Companies Are People, Too

Joe Wynne is a versatile Project Manager experienced in delivering medium-scope projects in large organizations that improve workforce performance and business processes. He has a proven track record of delivering effective, technology-savvy solutions in a variety of industries and a unique combination of strengths in both process management and workforce management.

 

Did you think you were paranoid because you felt your company was out to get you? That whatever work plan you put in place, there was a secret group somewhere that was sure to put in place all kinds of obstacles?

You might be right.

Well, about some of that at least. It's not against you personally. It's just that your company may have a personality that your style or objectives do not fit into. So what you need to do is discover your company's personality and how to work more successfully within it.

Lucky you, there is a new book which helps you do this: Companies are People, Too: Discover, Develop, and Grow Your Organization's True Personality by Sandy Fekete and LeeAnna Keith. It's not perfect for a project manager, but there are some very useful insights.

Discovering Your Company's Personality

According to the authors, companies differ in the way they gather information and communicate, in the way they make decisions, structure work, deal with difficult times, behave during conflict and seek their source of energy and strength.

If you do not already know about each of these factors, then you cannot effectively

• Plan
• Problem-solve
• Communicate to the workforce and stakeholders
• React effectively during organizational change

So this is no small topic. It also explains to …

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