Here’s nonsense at work. Are you planning your strategy for next year? Well, then you had better forget about this year. What does saying, “Forget about it!” remind you of? Yes, yes, I know it depends on who said it and how it was said. But that’s not the point. Sometimes, telling someone or telling…
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#51: Why you struggle to look blown-away busy
Here’s nonsense at work. Once upon a time I was appointed to the position of senior planning manager for a big shipping line, one with real ships and tugs. Soon after I joined the firm, with my ego still bloated, I entered the elevator carrying a stack of documents. There stood the Chief Operating Officer.…
#50: You will fail unless you check the order of things
Here’s nonsense at work. One day I watched a waitress wave her cleaning wand over a table and chairs. Although she did a magical job, she ultimately failed to prepare the site for the next patrons. As with much in life, it’s all in the order of things. Sequence matters. In the beginning was not…
#49: Your one habit is making you a pessimist or an optimist
Here’s nonsense at work. Children don’t seem to say “Thank you” in public. This worries me. Not because I worry about values, but because I worry about expectations. The word ‘expectation’ has two meanings. It can mean ‘looking forward to’ or ‘it is my due.’ Saying “Thank you” is a way of expressing gratitude. If…
#48: You will benefit from being entitled to give thanks
Here’s nonsense at work. And here we go again, the time of year that highlights entitlement. Thanksgiving is simply too close to Giveme, that other celebrated family holiday. The one reminds me of Human Rights, the other of Human Obligations. Human rights are things we have come to expect simply because we are human. However,…