Some Great Questions for (and from) Managers

Jeffrey Phillips writes about change in his Thinking Faster Blog and suggests a great question we all should be asking ourselves:

What would happen if in your yearly or quarterly review the "boss" asked you the following question - "What changes have you made to the way you work, and the way the organization works, to make it and you more productive?"  If change is no longer thrust upon the individual but becomes an expected action and is compensated appropriately, the pace of change will increase dramatically. 

Each of us needs to identify the areas of our work life where real change is possible and begin working everyday to make the incremental improvements which will help ourselves - and our companies - become more productive.  If you manage people, be sure to ask them - what are you doing differently today to become more productive?  If you work with business partners or vendors, ask them - what can you do to help us become more efficient and productive.