MLK was a flawed man. Maybe that’s the point.

MLK Was Flawed. It's OK.

Here’s a couple of concepts we generally know about MLK, but don’t often discuss: He cheated on his wife He smoked cigarettes fairly regularly; his autopsy at 39 claimed his heart was about 60 He apparently plagiarized portions of his doctoral dissertation… Continue Reading

Here are, apparently, four qualities to make you a better leader

4 Traits Of Leadership

Via a study from McKinsey of 189,000 people in 81 global organizations, here are four behaviors that will apparently make you a better leader: Being supportive Having a strong results orientation Seeking different perspectives Solving problems effectively Let’s unpack this, shall… Continue Reading

Facebook at Work seems like a bad idea

Facebook At Work

I understand the positives, for sure: there are 1.35 billion people on Facebook, so there’s a lot more familiarity with the interface and how to use it than there would be, say, if your company used Slack or something else.… Continue Reading

Every project at work should start with defining roles

Defining Roles At Work

In the 12 or so years I’ve been a member of the working world, one of the things I’ve struggled with in various jobs is understanding what exactly my role is sometimes on different projects. This is likely a problem… Continue Reading

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Maybe people honestly don’t want to collaborate at work

Collaboration

Top-level executives and managers love the word collaboration. Sometimes it feels like a prevailing attitude can be, “If our teams are just collaborating, all will be well with the world!” Collaboration seems to be a synonym for togetherness in a lot… Continue Reading

How to be better at presentations and communications: A.I.M.

Audience Intent Message

If you really distill work — or, frankly, your entire life — down to a couple of core tenets, I would say one you might arrive at is “The ability to develop ideas and present them to others.” That’s the… Continue Reading

Stop complaining; it’s hurting your health

Complaining Is Bad For Your Health

Complaining — which we all do from time-to-time, if not daily — can apparently physically hurt your brain if you’re doing it too much. Beyond that depressing research, there’s this notion: when you complain, your bloodstream is flooded with cortisol (the stress hormone);… Continue Reading

Your boss probably lacks EQ

EQ in Management

From here, observe this graph: