Comments on: You want innovation? Think outside the box. The org chart box. http://blog.steverrobbins.com/bizblog/ouside-the-org-box-26 Exploring business and its impact on life with Stever Robbins Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:55:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Johanna Rothman http://blog.steverrobbins.com/bizblog/ouside-the-org-box-26#comment-15 Johanna Rothman Mon, 08 May 2006 21:55:45 +0000 http://blog.steverrobbins.com/bizblog/ouside-the-org-box-26/#comment-15 Oh no. If people were standard and fungible, it would be possible to create standardized job descriptions. But they're not. Eveyrone has individual talents. Why not make the most of those talents?? I advoate the use of a job analysis for *every* open position (and yes, my template is posted at my site). That way a manager can build on every person's strengths, and have to do very little "weakness" management. I'll blog about this later. Oh no. If people were standard and fungible, it would be possible to create standardized job descriptions. But they’re not. Eveyrone has individual talents. Why not make the most of those talents??

I advoate the use of a job analysis for *every* open position (and yes, my template is posted at my site). That way a manager can build on every person’s strengths, and have to do very little “weakness” management. I’ll blog about this later.

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