Thought leadership: Why it’s often cringe-inducing
“Second verse, same as the first, little bit louder and a whole lot worse…” Continue Reading
Jobs
Good corporate culture has a negative side
A mostly no-bullshit approach to what’s a “way to pay people less” to many senior decision-makers. Continue Reading
Work Martyr: Yea, this isn’t a good thing
Get off the cross, baby. Others need the wood. Continue Reading
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
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