Leadership pipeline: Let’s get it right
Let’s stop with the bluster, BS, and excuses. Continue Reading
Meaningful jobs: What factors do we need?
Nice new research from MIT here. Continue Reading
“I hate my boss:” The anthropological reason
It’s not just “He/she is a wanker” or “He/she doesn’t respect me.” (That’s part of it.) It’s deeper into the human condition than that, though. Continue Reading
The attention to detail paradox
If you’re hitting your real targets, your “attention to detail” can be sloppy as hell. But if your boss doesn’t like you, this will keep you in a box. Continue Reading
The gravest meeting planning sin
Gotta respect time like you respect money, honey. Continue Reading
Being patient at work is friggin’ crucial
A world without hair-on-fire, competing-priority, sense of urgency BS in every project. Continue Reading
A bad employee? There’s no such thing.
We train managers to think of complex, variable issues in very black-and-white (“Send him to HR!”) terms, and that’s a problem. Continue Reading
How to make conversation: A semi-informative guide
It’s not really about slinging business cards around or dressing down your employees. It’s more like a game of catch. (And also: it blows up the idea of professionalism.) Continue Reading