Category: Insights
How To Create a Sticky Message
Insight #15: How many legs does it take to keep an object steady on an uneven surface? Here’s a hint:...
Science Made Me Shifty
Insight #14: I’ve become a little shifty. In style, not in action. Being honest and direct by nature, I find it very uncomfortable playing...
Why I Look Away To Give You a Thoughtful Response
Insight #13: My work often requires that I think carefully before I speak. Yes, yes, I know. We should all do that. But, as...
Don’t Only Build Your Strengths
Insight #12: Here’s a trap to avoid if you want to land a job or get a promotion....
You Should Whistle As You (Stop) Work
Insight #11: I have been watching cricket and rugby again, including the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, currently taking place in England. (No,...
Periodically Pull the Plug To Wipe Your Life
Insight #9: What happens when your electrical circuit is overloaded? It cuts out. What happens when your computer overheats? It shuts down. And when...
The Three Most Important Words I Have Learned
Insight #10: Let me share with you the three most important words I learned as a coach and an advisor. Listen carefully:...
How Your Curvaceous Bottom Leads to Liking (Your Job or Project)
Insight #8: Imagine a u-shaped graph. You can’t? Look inside your empty beer or wine or champagne glass. You don’t have one to...
Please Match Your Content With Context
Insight #7: I joined LinkedIn in 2004. Back then it was a business networking site. Now it has morphed into yet another social site....
Why I Expect Nonsense In Every Cubicle, Corner Office and Boardroom
Insight #6: My first formal job after my first formal degree came with a formal title and an office. But on the first day...
Slow Down. You Speak Too Fast.
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Why Nonsense Happens at Work
Insight #4: Organizations are strange concoctions. They are staffed with people who agree to strive for collective objectives in exchange for individual rewards. They...