Here’s nonsense at work. Do you have an open Zoom policy? Or an open Teams policy? Or an open Virtual policy? Okay, that last one makes little sense. Working from home has taught us we shouldn’t risk an open webcam policy. It could be as disastrous as having an open mic incident. Or as time-wasting…
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Familiarity Breeds Effectiveness. And No Promotion.
Here’s nonsense at work. Do you want to know why you struggle to be promoted? In one word, laziness. No, not your laziness. (Well, maybe yours, but let’s ignore that for a moment. The way you ignore it from moment to moment. Like I do.) I’m talking about laziness from above. That laziness is triggered…
When to demand the possible from the competent
Here’s nonsense at work. They say that a stopped clock is correct twice a day. Well, they are right because it’s true. If they demand the stopped clock to tell the right time, a rather audacious goal under the circumstances, then wise is the stopped clock who only answers them twice a day. Even wiser…
Assemble Your Team. Then Pick Their Brains.
Here’s nonsense at work. As the seasons change, men in the Northern Hemisphere begin to play with oval balls as men in the Southern Hemisphere end their season of playing with oval balls. (For those of you who follow the crazy tweets of crazy rappers about crazy friends of crazy cousins, these oval balls have…
Remember To Forget To Change
Here’s nonsense at work. That Virus (you know the one) came bearing lessons that too many of us hope we don’t need to learn. Maybe if there is an app for that… However, there is one of lesson we should heed soon, if not right now. It is a variation on Murphy’s Law. (To remind…
Did You Know Speed of Boarding Is a Warning?
Here’s nonsense at work. The BYB (big yellow bus), the one with the wheels that go round and round, is back. This time I can see it from my WFH perch (work from home space). This time it does not annoy me. A couple of years ago, it annoyed me. If I timed my commute…
