…Flip a Coin It’s time for all decision-makers (yes, you) to play the latest decisions-decisions game. Here’s how to play. Fill in the blanks between the brackets in the following sentence. Then drive yourself nuts trying to pick one: To be (…) or not to be (…). (Don’t let Prince Hamlet fool you. To be…
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Kill a Flower for Mother’s Day Niceness
Mother Earth will deal with you later Listen up, you many kids of all ages. It’s almost Mother’s Day. You know what that means, don’t you? Florists are happy as flowers are sacrificed. What about mothers? Believe it or not, this one-day be-nice behavior does not fool mothers. They worry about your conduct on the…
We Teach Our Nonsense Well
Now we should pity our poor children Once upon a time, I knew nonsense when I saw it. I had no doubts, ifs, nor buts. Back then nonsense and sense were clearly divided in my mind, even as I understood that what made sense to me might be nonsense to you. And, of course, vice…
Let’s collaborate to kill co-operation
Before co-operation, as we practise it, kills us Once again I am amazed how well people can work together to achieve a common goal, whether it is to protect the planet, defend democracy or promote public health. Well, maybe half the people work well together. But which half? If only we could figure out which…
Delegate Dumbly or Delegate Smartly, It’s Your Call
Either way, you’ll be remembered for both Out of sight, out of mind only makes the heart grow fonder in the short term. We have been out of sight for more than a year. Now there’s a fresh fear on the block. The fear of being forgotten, working at home alone. It makes us do…
Why Team Building Is Not a Sport
Unless your business is a sport Spring is in the air and I can almost hear consultants and HR people planning this year’s team building events. Maybe not this year. That’s one positive brought to us courtesy of enforced social distancing. (Not so long ago you, like me, might have wished for a bit of…