– Are you a time traveler? If not, then you are not a leader. And don’t even think of being a CEO. What do I mean by time traveler? Someone who can project his or her mind into the future… and so be able to imagine and describe a probable future. There are two aspects…
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#44: To be a leader, be a leader
Here’s nonsense at work. So, you want to be a leader? Then be a leader. It’s that simple. However, there’s just one little problem. How do you define leadership? Unless you are clear on what being a leader means, you cannot present yourself as a leader. Yet, the only way people will notice that you…
#34: Why a calm center leads frenzied activity
Here’s nonsense at work. Why are those who believe themselves to be in charge, who deem themselves to be the center of things, often the busiest? Surely, the closer you are to the center of things, the slower you need to move, the less you need to do, to get somewhere new. It’s not nonsense.…
#31: How not to join the dark side of emotional intelligence
Here’s nonsense at work. Unless you work alone, at the South Pole, your people skills matter. This is so obvious that we take it for granted, which is why the concept of emotional intelligence struck a chord. Actually, emotional intelligence should strike a very emotional chord, one with alarm bells. We believe that people skills…
#30: Stop encouraging leadership at work
Here’s nonsense at work. To all real business people, I say stop encouraging leadership at work. Actually, go the whole hog. Stop this leadership nonsense altogether. What are leaders supposed to do? That’s right, leaders are supposed to create a passionate vision that will inspire me to live up to my full potential. Well, guess…