Work smarter not harder: The Firehouse Idea
We deify the workaholic and tend to care more about quantity of work than quality, so this is hard — but can it be done? Yes. Yes, it can. Continue Reading
Month: August 2016
The dangerous skills gap myth
Solve a problem in your business? Naw. Let’s play the blame game, baby! Continue Reading
What in the shit is a Chief Strategy Officer?
Chief Sandwich Orderer? (You’ll understand the joke if you read the post.) Continue Reading
Delegation skills = make more money
The theory goes like this: if you want to nuke the targets, please your boss, and make more money, you need to be in control of the process. You need to “own” it. If a subordinate owns it, they’ll probably mess it up! Targets won’t be nuked, and there goes your vacation to an Oregon winery. Continue Reading
What managerial skills does a boss need?
Hint: No. 1 is “understanding the work that needs to be done.” It should probably read, in part, “understand and prioritize the work for others.” Continue Reading
Negotiating salary in the interview
“We know you said $60,000 was your range, but we’re now thinking about $42,000. The VP wants to take his wife to Chile this fall, you see…” Continue Reading
Your strategic road map is pointless, sir
Another thing that many middle managers tend to shroud in process — as opposed to pursuing the effectiveness of the idea. Continue Reading
Workperks: How to do this right
Some middle manager just barked “I can’t afford to reward them for doing their job!” Shut up, shit-dick. Think about it logically for a second. Continue Reading