A Reciprocity of Trust
Demanding that people be present in an office when their jobs could be done equally well remotely is one of the dumbest management decisions of the past few years. It probably best reflects the inadequacies of trust and leadership of
Q&A
"That's a stupid question" is almost always uttered by people who don't have an answer.
Please Change Your Password, Avoiding Using Your Prior 58
Have you noticed how much more work and time and expenditure is required because there are so many dishonest people? Perhaps some of you grew up in areas where no one even locked their doors? More likely than not, people are
Stupid Campaigns
Here's a lesson for both political parties (I'm an independent): Democrats: No one is ending or adversely affecting social security or Medicare. The attempt to remove corruption and waste in any government operation is laudable. But to keep harping on social
Here’s How to Stop Undercharging and Over-Delivering
Here's why we tend to undercharge and over-deliver: Low self-esteem (I’m not worth it) Allow the client to determine your intervention “Undocumented promises” to subordinates while delivering “Failure work” from the client you decide to “fix” for the client Insufficient
Use Your Own Metrics
It's easy to predict doom and gloom. That's what the modern media do, essentially, as does every disaffected and unhappy person on social media. It's not so easy to find opportunity, to stay positive, and to thrive rather than whine. "To
Yet Another Stupid Prediction
This is what some guy posted on Sunday, and his prediction didn't quite come true on Monday. Not close. And as I write this, the Dow futures are up over 1,000 points. I don't know how the day will end,
Stop Looking at the Gutter and Look at the Stars
I have no idea what the market is going to do today, but I do know that panic creates panic and what most people fear is fear. No market goes up eternally without correction. I'm not defending the current administration's
Are Attorneys Incapable of Strategy?
I'm going to demonstrate tactics without strategy: Some fool lawyers are proclaiming that the $10,000 an hour lawyer is coming (while others claim that AI will create $0 per hour lawyers). Even if they went to $10,000, they'd still be
A Poor Start
If you don't have a non-cancellation clause in your proposals/contracts, and aren't paid in advance, and your key contact is in HR, you stand a huge risk of having your work cancelled without recourse at the slightest economic panic by