Category: Trigger Questions
Do You Manage the Order of Your Responses?
Trigger Question #183: One pre-dawn morning Charlie and I walked out of the house into the backyard. Well, I walked; Charlie ran. Charlie is...
Do You “Get” the Jargoned Message?
Trigger Question #182: Bankers do it, doctors do it, consultants do it, teenagers do it, gangsters do it, and so do you....
Do You (Manage To) Inflate or Deflate?
Trigger Question #181: So, you manage people. And because you are their boss… No, stop being so sensitive! If you oversee their work, then...
Do You Know What Makes Your Employees Happy?
Trigger Question #180: Let’s assume that happy people are more productive at work than unhappy people. If you don’t agree with this assumption, then...
Do You Get the Respect You Deserve?
Trigger Question #179: Lately, quite a few public and corporate leaders have whined about respect. Specifically, about “not getting the respect we deserve.”...
Are You a Good Boss With Bad Results? Or Vice Versa?
Trigger Question #178: We love to use words like good and nice because… come on, admit it, because we are lazy. We use...
Does Your Leadership Have an Off Switch?
Trigger Question #177: Our dear leaders have gathered in Davos, no doubt entertaining themselves with tall tales and fishy stories about perks and...
Do You Ask for Directions or Pull a Columbus?
Trigger Question #176: Christopher Columbus was a sailor who climbed the ropes to become a captain. But he was ambitious and became a...
Do You Have a Number Two To Keep You Number One?
Trigger Question #175: Singer and songwriter Joe Jackson wrote a song beginning with, “Won’t you be my number two? Me and number one are...
Do You Manage by Assuming the Worst or Banking on the Best?
Trigger Question #174: Once upon a time, smart people encouraged managers to MBWA. I don’t think there are many managers of my generation still...
Do Your Business Decisions Create Personal Energy Blackouts?
Trigger Question #173: Imagine this conversation between a worker and his supervisor somewhere in Ohio. Worker: “Those branches are growing pretty close to the...
How Effective Are Your Fake Deadlines?
Trigger Question #172: Have you ever wondered why your boss gives you a deadline for something that is clearly not urgent? Because your boss...