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Your strategic road map is pointless, sir

Strategic Road Map

Another thing that many middle managers tend to shroud in process — as opposed to pursuing the effectiveness of the idea. Continue Reading

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Work stress is fixed with better priorities

Work Stress

You beat stress by being calm, and you get calm by knowing what matters. But at work, that’s often nearly impossible. Let’s fix it. Continue Reading

Business development: 94% of challenges are internal

Business Development

Cosmic shift from even the early 1990s. Continue Reading

Tight deadlines: Managers create the mess

Tight Deadlines

The intersection point of no-ROI deliverables and “sense of urgency.” Continue Reading

Strategic management: The four pillars

Strategic Management

Digital paper-pushing is often confused for ‘strategic management,’ but it doesn’t have to be. You just need to change how and what you focus on by a few degrees. Continue Reading

The cancelled meetings culture

Cancelled Meetings

“We’ll just cancel Thursday’s meeting! Got a lot on my plate after all! Gotta get some higher-priority stuff out the door!” Continue Reading

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The approval process vortex

Approval Process

Ah, the old ‘hurry up and wait’ world. Continue Reading

Motivated reasoning makes work annoying

Motivated Reasoning

Unconscious motivations driving information-processing, eh? This will end well with most managers. Continue Reading