Comments on: Blown Away – where numbers rule, creativity suffers? https://creativityland.ca/2012/blown-away-where-numbers-rule-creativity-suffers/ New ideas from Marci Segal Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:54:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ron Batdorf https://creativityland.ca/2012/blown-away-where-numbers-rule-creativity-suffers/#comment-597 Ron Batdorf Thu, 12 Jul 2012 22:16:49 +0000 https://creativityland.ca/?p=5858#comment-597 I am retired from the Military I am retired from the Military

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By: Ron Batdorf https://creativityland.ca/2012/blown-away-where-numbers-rule-creativity-suffers/#comment-596 Ron Batdorf Thu, 12 Jul 2012 22:16:12 +0000 https://creativityland.ca/?p=5858#comment-596 Nicole, IMO this speaks to the two sides of creativity; survival or self-actualization (the two extremes of Maslow’s Theory). Your comment on the environment setting for creativity is spot on. The environments I have found conducive to either types of creativity are the middle of Maslow's pyramid. Nicole, IMO this speaks to the two sides of creativity; survival or self-actualization (the two extremes of Maslow’s Theory). Your comment on the environment setting for creativity is spot on. The environments I have found conducive to either types of creativity are the middle of Maslow’s pyramid.

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By: Marci https://creativityland.ca/2012/blown-away-where-numbers-rule-creativity-suffers/#comment-595 Marci Thu, 12 Jul 2012 22:00:24 +0000 https://creativityland.ca/?p=5858#comment-595 Are you in the military? Are you in the military?

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By: Ron Batdorf https://creativityland.ca/2012/blown-away-where-numbers-rule-creativity-suffers/#comment-594 Ron Batdorf Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:55:19 +0000 https://creativityland.ca/?p=5858#comment-594 It is also the norm for the US Military It is also the norm for the US Military

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By: billy https://creativityland.ca/2012/blown-away-where-numbers-rule-creativity-suffers/#comment-591 billy Thu, 12 Jul 2012 02:52:08 +0000 https://creativityland.ca/?p=5858#comment-591 This is a very common review process. This is the norm in Verizon and HP. This is a very common review process. This is the norm in Verizon and HP.

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By: David Chaplin https://creativityland.ca/2012/blown-away-where-numbers-rule-creativity-suffers/#comment-589 David Chaplin Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:48:27 +0000 https://creativityland.ca/?p=5858#comment-589 Its amazing to consider that companies like Microsoft automatically assume that 80% of their employee investment is wasted. By assuming 8 out of 10 employees are worthy only of a mediocre rating they are condemning their own recruitment, development, and leadership processes. But of course those are based on people so maybe they are just being consistant. Its amazing to consider that companies like Microsoft automatically assume that 80% of their employee investment is wasted. By assuming 8 out of 10 employees are worthy only of a mediocre rating they are condemning their own recruitment, development, and leadership processes. But of course those are based on people so maybe they are just being consistant.

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By: Marci https://creativityland.ca/2012/blown-away-where-numbers-rule-creativity-suffers/#comment-586 Marci Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:40:55 +0000 https://creativityland.ca/?p=5858#comment-586 Lots of changes going on for sure Nicole. Wonder how it will all net out so that practices like the one mentioned in the article are considered ineffectual and archaic. Thanks for your comments. Lots of changes going on for sure Nicole. Wonder how it will all net out so that practices like the one mentioned in the article are considered ineffectual and archaic. Thanks for your comments.

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By: Nicole Charest https://creativityland.ca/2012/blown-away-where-numbers-rule-creativity-suffers/#comment-585 Nicole Charest Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:31:17 +0000 https://creativityland.ca/?p=5858#comment-585 Ouf, obviously Microsoft management never heard about creative climate. Simply using Göran Ekvall's 10 dimensions of creative climate, we could debate the value of this short viewed management practice by simply asking: How might 'stack ranking' contribute to fostering challenge, freedom, trust and openness, playfulness & humor, idea support, idea time, debate, dynamism & liveliness and risk taking while reducing conflict? Ekvall's dimensions have a proven record with respect to their ability to differentiate organizations capable of innovative breakthrough, from those capable of incremental improvement and those that are stagnant. Usually those capable of innovation breakthrough score very high on Freedom, Dynamism, Risk Taking and Debate. I can hardly imagine that these dimensions are striving where 'stack ranking' is implemented. Hard to imagine that a glory and innovative future can build on this. In time of turmoil, fast pace of change, increased competition and complexity, one would think that <em><strong>not</strong></em> nurturing a creative climate could pave the way to a rapid decline of Microsoft. However, I observe so often that the application of such short-viewed management measures may not necessarily be the primary cause leading to a rapid decline - it could be a reaction to a rapid decline currently happening. Unfortunately, rather than the management measure being a way to slow the decline, it may instead accelerate it. Any big corporations on stock markets are more likely to chose short-viewed approaches like this to address performance issues under the pressure of actions holders. Their strategies may work on the short term but very unlikely on the long run... Thanks Marci for sharing it Ouf, obviously Microsoft management never heard about creative climate. Simply using Göran Ekvall’s 10 dimensions of creative climate, we could debate the value of this short viewed management practice by simply asking: How might ‘stack ranking’ contribute to fostering challenge, freedom, trust and openness, playfulness & humor, idea support, idea time, debate, dynamism & liveliness and risk taking while reducing conflict? Ekvall’s dimensions have a proven record with respect to their ability to differentiate organizations capable of innovative breakthrough, from those capable of incremental improvement and those that are stagnant. Usually those capable of innovation breakthrough score very high on Freedom, Dynamism, Risk Taking and Debate. I can hardly imagine that these dimensions are striving where ‘stack ranking’ is implemented. Hard to imagine that a glory and innovative future can build on this.

In time of turmoil, fast pace of change, increased competition and complexity, one would think that not nurturing a creative climate could pave the way to a rapid decline of Microsoft. However, I observe so often that the application of such short-viewed management measures may not necessarily be the primary cause leading to a rapid decline – it could be a reaction to a rapid decline currently happening. Unfortunately, rather than the management measure being a way to slow the decline, it may instead accelerate it.

Any big corporations on stock markets are more likely to chose short-viewed approaches like this to address performance issues under the pressure of actions holders. Their strategies may work on the short term but very unlikely on the long run…

Thanks Marci for sharing it

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By: Marci https://creativityland.ca/2012/blown-away-where-numbers-rule-creativity-suffers/#comment-583 Marci Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:15:55 +0000 https://creativityland.ca/?p=5858#comment-583 Kind of like grading on the bell curve... remember that from college/university? Kind of like grading on the bell curve… remember that from college/university?

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By: artswisconsin https://creativityland.ca/2012/blown-away-where-numbers-rule-creativity-suffers/#comment-582 artswisconsin Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:12:46 +0000 https://creativityland.ca/?p=5858#comment-582 We've never heard of "stack ranking" before this, but it's been a bad thing for creativity at Microsoft. http://t.co/UaMwwJJc We’ve never heard of “stack ranking” before this, but it’s been a bad thing for creativity at Microsoft. http://t.co/UaMwwJJc

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