At Wendy’s, managers were to use a “tool” called TTM–Talk To Me. No one ever actually defined this “tool” while in training, and district managers were very nebulous as to how one should use it. Training indicated that a manager was only supposed to TTM his employees, not actually do anything–but let me tell you…
Day: July 1, 2021
Revisiting Empowerment
Diane Tracy’s excellent book, 10 Steps to Empowerment: A Common-sense Guide to Managing People, was the book of 90s management trends. Diane had quite a few good ideas, but as you read later books on management techniques, you discover that many of her ideas were carried too far by the organizational leaders of the day….