Looking Through the Glass
Some glass is transparent. You can see through it. Some is translucent. You can see vaguely through it. And some glass in opaque. You can't see what's on the other side. When people have agendas (abortion, immigration, vaccination, the "right," the
Never Give Me Work, I Give You Work
"Failure work," in my definition, is work you have to do over because it was poorly done the first time. That can range from an email to a proposal, from fixing a garage shelf to painting a room. However, the worst
Take It Back!
Don't you love it when people scream at you that they're not defensive!
Time on their Hands
What will people do with all that hatred now that the election is over and a new administration will be in place? I've always thought that most anger is actually self-anger turned outward.
Investment and Return
If you never invested in Apple stock, you might be impressed by its history of growth, but you've never gained a thing from it. If you don't invest in learning about strategy approaches, then you can't be surprised when someone other
Only You Can Be You, Not Me, Unless There’s an “I” in “Team”
Just when did Linkedin become the universal repository of mindless platitudes, many of which directly contradict each other, posted by people with 42 initials after their names (some of them, embarrassingly, well known), and make "Why did the chicken cross
I Hope You’re Prepared for This
A lesson for all of us, watching Chris Wallace attempt to moderate the debate last night, and I'm not excusing anyone's behavior. But how do you accept a job full well knowing what to expect and not be remotely prepared
Seriously?
I've found that people not taking themselves too seriously is not really a problem in terms of performance, social graces, or generosity. A highly developed sense of humor creates great perspective, and self-disparaging humor is a sign of both maturity
Here’s an Idea
If you can't develop one new idea, one piece of IP, one new approach every day, then how can you claim to be an "expert" in your field (let along THE expert)? No one is asking you to dig ditches,
I Don’t Care If You Don’t Like Stop Signs
When I was general manager of a consulting firm in Princeton, I used to have a regional manager in Minneapolis, Gary, who would swear to me he would meet his sales targets, even though he was seriously behind. He'd tell