Are You Unreasonable Without Reason?
Trigger Question #157: Pay attention, because I am going to help you spot unreasonable people at work....
How To Rule With Empathy
Insight #341: You have rules at work. And rightly so. (You might be a tad fancier and call them policies and procedures. But...
To Overcome Unexpected Obstacles, Use a Compass, Not a Map
Insight #340: Soon after we arrived in the USA, we drove to a different city in another state. We wanted to see a...
Now Is the Season for Some Timely Inaction
Insight #339: We’re at that stage of the economic cycle where I worry that there is too much execution in every executive. Actually,...
Please Stop for Full Stops Under Question Marks
Insight #338: Do you often answer a question with a question? If so, you’re a question dodger. Question dodgers question back because they...
Do You Have One Rule to Rule Them All?
Trigger Question #156: Do you know the story of Paul O’Neill and Alcoa? If so, I’m sorry for you, because I am still...
Do You Suffer Fools Madly or Gladly?
Trigger Question #155: Time was when I thought “he doesn’t suffer fools gladly” was a compliment. But that was before I became a...
Who Got the Top Job, the Empty Desk or the Heavy Ego?
Insight #337: I once worked for a shipping line, one with proper ships, including container ships, bulk carriers and the two biggest ocean...
Why Nonsense at Work Makes You Happy
Insight #336: Did you know that nonsense is a natural, abundant, renewable resource? I realized this when I watched two dung beetles at...
Rightly Fearful of Thinking a Box Too Far
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Promote Your Time Frame To Be Promoted
Insight #334: Tell me, what is your time frame in your current job? You don’t know? Well then, maybe that’s why you are...
Be Less Visible To Trigger More Visible Success
Insight #333: Here’s another of my favorite leadership dilemmas. I think I’ll call it the Leadership Pyramid Paradox: To climb to the top,...