John Perry, the founder of Human Productivity Systems sat down for an interview with Jolly Good Media to talk about his various projects and his own impressive story. In this part John talks about job security and how organizations are often bad at communicating expectations and standards.

John Perry, the founder of Human Productivity Systems sat down for an interview with Jolly Good Media to talk about his various projects and his own impressive story. This is a lightly edited transcript from the above video. Heading to California I'm a kid that grew up in the South during the 40s and 50s,…

Since leaving NASA in 1981, I have spent considerable time trying to decide what I want to be when I grow up … if I ever do. During those periods of reflection, my mission, both personal and professional, became “helping people create better tomorrows.” Once I settled on that, I had to determine what steps must be taken to accomplish that mission. After…

To achieve long-term success, organizations must focus the appropriate amount of attention on Mission, Vision, and Values, my simple definitions of which are:

We sometimes engage in organization development (OD) activities before we know what is causing us to believe that we need to make the organization better. We tend to be more comfortable trying to identify and remove the symptoms rather than the causes of any barriers to excellence.

When serving clients who need help with hiring the “right” employee, I realize that both the candidate for employment and the employer have similar challenges. So, what should be the focus of their inquiry?

There are factors that can guide you through your discussions and documentation when working with either an “Employee with a Problem” or a “Problem Employee.”

Energy is our fuel for the journey. If we don't have enough, we will not likely be able to sustain our journey. These factors are very important in determining the amount of “fuel” we have for our journey toward the envisioned future.

Risk management is becoming an increasingly difficult challenge for organizations. When this challenge is not met, there is a direct impact on the bottom line as the cost of insuring against risks increases.

We often use management and leadership interchangeably. We also assume that leaders are people in organizations who have certain positions or job titles. I believe that management and leadership are different…