Being busy is a drug for most people
Taking a hit off that busy pipe, are you? Continue Reading
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Profits and share prices are the RESULT of organizational actions, not the GOAL
Here’s an article on Harvard Business Review about how the Internet is going to make managers care more about their employees. I actually disagree with that notion — hierarchy ain’t going anywhere anytime soon and, if anything, the era of “customer-first” business practices will probably… Continue Reading
Leaders say they want people who can thrive with uncertainty. But do they?
Here’s something that shouldn’t surprise you: people often say one thing and mean something completely different. An example? “Capitalism is evil! OK, I’ll go buy a $71 million house now…” Another example? “We care deeply about talent strategy … but we can’t discuss it this week, because… Continue Reading
Start taking responsibility for your own analytics
From here: “Can you imagine a CFO going to the CEO and saying, ‘I don’t really know how to read a balance sheet, but I have someone on my team who is really good at it.’ We would laugh that… Continue Reading
The power of friends at work
At a certain level, once you kind of have “a field” in life — marketing, sales, development, HR, etc. — you can learn most jobs. You might switch industries or whatever, but the core tenets of what you need to do —… Continue Reading
Managers can’t even set their own priorities
Just came across this post on Forbes, which is based on this study. Here’s the essential takeaway in a visual form: Yep.
You want to be a successful company? Recognize your people.
From here: A recent survey by the Cicero Group asked people what factors would cause them to produce great work. The number one answer (37%) was “Recognize me.” Sitting through meetings where you feel your ideas and opinions aren’t welcome… Continue Reading
The essential issues with giving feedback at work
Got the image above from Harvard Business Review. Before we get that far into this, how funny is that picture? It kinda summarizes feedback at work in a nutshell in 149 different ways. Here’s the article where I got the image… Continue Reading