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| | jobs done well with a minimum of delay or drama. Like bricks, they |
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| | are durable, they are dependable, and they require minimal |
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| | Then there are the "mortar" employees. They hold things together. |
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| | Mortar employees are organizational glue. They cross corporate boundaries |
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| | effortlessly. They move both across and up- and down the org chart. |
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| | They are every command and control manager's worst nightmare. A good |
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| | part of the time, you have no idea what they're actually doing. |
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| | Like mortar in a wall, there are far fewer of these than bricks and |
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| | they can be much higher maintenance. |
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| | Then there are the "mortar" employees. Mortar employees are |
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| | organizational glue, they hold things together. They cross corporate |
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| | boundaries effortlessly. They move both across and up- and down the |
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| | org chart. They are every command and control manager's worst |
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| | nightmare. A good part of the time, you have no idea what they're |
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| | actually doing. Like mortar in a wall, there are far fewer of these |
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| | than bricks and they can be much higher maintenance. |
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| | Great leaders can identify these kinds of people instinctively. They |
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| | groom the bricks for more and more execution responsibility. They |
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| | cling to the mortar as the next generation of leadership. Great |
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| | You can find the latest version of this document at: |
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| | http://www.tundraware.com/lessons |
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tundra
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on 8 Mar 2015