This Is the Moment You Like Your Work Enough To Make It Matter
Insight #297: Hey! Step away from your work and keep your hands where you can see them! Relax. It’s just an exercise that I...
Do You Pay Attention or Pay Lip Service?
Trigger Question #110: We pay attention to customers, because if we don’t, we lose their custom. We pay attention to what our competition...
Please Hold, Your Suggestion Is Unimportant to Us
Insight #296: Do you know why managers love the good old suggestion box?...
What Did You Get Done That Did Not Need Doing Right Then?
Trigger Question #109: “To do or not to do is only the question if you don’t know why.” The Chief Nonsense Officer....
Face the Right Way or Back Into the Wrong Problem
Insight #295: We always have too many problems and too little time, don’t we? Or so it seems....
The Evolved Way To Survive Is To Simplify Your Focus
Insight #294: Do you remember Darwin’s key insight? Yes, we remember him for his (huge) contributions to evolutionary biology. But what of his key...
How Do You Prepare for Another Day of Nonsense at Work?
Trigger Question #107: Many of us go to work already tired. Not from lack of sleep, but from anticipating another day of nonsense...
Find the Time To Make Your Point Quickly
Insight #293: Do your meetings take too long? If so, consider this. Some people think while speaking. Or they speak while thinking....
Are You Proud of Your Symbols of Pride at Work?
Trigger Question #106: Once upon a time, my formal title was “management consultant.” The title gave me access to different work environments. And...
Getting Fired Began With Adam and Eve, but It Still Hurts
Insight #292: Why is it that when some companies are firing workers, other companies are scrambling to find workers? Because workers are the...
Do You Make Stupid Decisions Because Others Keep Quiet?
Trigger Question #105: You’re the boss. (Don’t be coy. You know every manager must act like a boss now and then to be effective.)...
The Secret to Still Making This a More Meaningful Year
Insight #291: Are you still hoping to make this year more meaningful? Well, stop hoping and pay attention. I know the secret to...