To help management understand the types of intellect they deal with, Wayne Turmel has written A field guide to underappreciated workplace geniuses.
As I continued to deal with people, though, I realized that not only are there employees out there with unappreciated intelligences, some of these people are downright geniuses in a strange kind of way. Their ability to function at high levels in their areas of expertise and complete inability to work and play well with others is worthy of examination by someone much smarter than me.
However, Wayne is willing to examine and he identifies four types of underappreciated workplace geniuses:
- The DNA Identifier
- The Human Weathervane
- The Atomic Calipers
- The Boss Whisperer
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Wayne Turmel // Mar 26, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Ian, a thousand thanks for your support of my article. I don’t know why most people in the management development space are so darned serious but you can have fun while whacking the weasels wherever they are.
Don’t let the weasels get you down,
Wayne Turmel
The Cranky Middle Manager Show.
Ian McKenzie // Mar 27, 2008 at 12:47 pm
In the words of Homer Simpson, “It’s funny because it’s true.”
Mike Absence // Apr 8, 2008 at 2:06 am
Good post boys, lets see more lightheartedness in the future.
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