Be Valued More by Sharing Your (Contextual) Knowledge in the Era of AI
Insight #375: In organizations, knowledge only has value if it is useful and if someone actually finds a use for it. And in organizations,...
The Parking Lot As Measure of Performance
Insight #374: Pay attention, for I am about to answer two questions about managers in general, and about your boss specifically. I know you...
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....
Don’t Micromanage Your Absolute Advantage Into Comparatively Nothing
Insight #373: Here’s a lesson for leaders, managers, and bosses with an urge to micromanage. It’s basic economics, so please concentrate....
You Should Manage Fear if You Want Appropriate Outcomes
Insight #372: I worry about fear in the workplace. Don’t misunderstand me. A little fear is a useful management tool. But I’m talking about...
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...
How To Tell Why They Hired You As the Expert
Insight #371: Did you know they pay you for the contribution you make? Not for your experience or expertise. Initially, they might hire you...
The Key Side-Effect of the Latest Corporate Weight-Loss Drug
Insight #370: Is your organization one of the many now on the new weight-loss drug? Actually, although this is a new drug, organizations seem...
The Key Side-Effect of Taking the Latest Corporate Weight-Loss Drug
Insight #370: Is your organization one of the many now on the new weight-loss drug? Actually, although this is a new drug, organizations seem...
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...
Kill Your Fly Report To Add Buzz to Your Data
Insight #369: Once upon a time, in a forest spread out over hills and valleys, lived a forester all alone in a wooden cabin....