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...
What To Think in the Absence of Nonsense
Insight #368: Did you know that you always have a shadow following you around? It does not matter where you go or what...
Sage Advice for Limping Leaders and Fed Up Followers
Insight #367: Here’s a lesson for any limping leader, a lesson from a Mister Vladimir Lenin. Yes, that guy, the one who led the...
Why You Should Boss Like a Gangster
Insight #366: One benefit of being a boss is that you get to give orders. You don’t suggest politely; you tell bluntly. You don’t...
Reach Out, Nonsense Is Right in Front of You
Insight #365: Would you like to guess what I see as the biggest mistake people make about nonsense? A mistake even I still make?...
How To Tell if Your Company Is Starting To Smell
Insight #364: A funny thing happened on the way to the fish market…...
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...
How To Change a Negative Into a Positive
Insight #363: There are many negative events happening around us. Well, that depends. There are many people who see these events as positive. So...
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...