Where Nonsense Is at Work in Every Organization

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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...

Don’t Succumb to the Shrinking Vacation Syndrome

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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...

A Rebuke Delivered Is Worth Two Whacks on Hold

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A Little Bit of Nonsense Is Good for You

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Do You Know When To Keep Quiet?

Trigger Question #171: Some leaders talk too much. Other leaders communicate too little. And then there are leaders who need an audience to listen...

Are You Surfacing or Submerging?

Trigger Question #170: Years ago, a client said to me that her use of the word “surfacing” has been overly optimistic because it has...

You Will Go Further by Being Constrained

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Why Companies Fire in Bulk

Insight #357:   Once again, we read reports of companies firing thousands of employees at once. Even the federal government has now tried its...

How AI Solves the Management Dilemma

Insight #356:   Do you know why AI is called artificial intelligence? Because it is not intelligent! If something is artificial, then it is...

Do You Land Your Message in the Touchdown Zone?

Trigger Question #169: When we are called upon to speak up, many of us go roaming. We waffle, we duck and dive, we pussyfoot,...