Learning to Argue
Turns out that the best course of action is rarely the one we (first) thought of. To get the most out of them, we need …
Alignment
Clear, complete, connected, commonly-understood and meaningful mission, goals, and next steps.
A Cure-All
There is a cure that is good for reducing unsightly politics, itchy inaction, painful apathy, and embarrassing turnover. It is also good for vigorously increasing …
What It Means When They Aren’t Getting Stuff Done
That they are not getting valuable stuff done (or are just doing the wrong things) is a sure sign that we haven’t done our job …
Fear of Making the Wrong Choice
Fear of making the wrong choice is one reason we may not commit to a career, market niche, or organizational strategy. “What if I/we choose …
A Way
People of all stripes–bosses, teenagers, teachers, priests, scientists, politicians, peers, employees, partners, protesters, parents, and artists–may say they have the way. Whether at work or …
The Four Stages
Every organization, division, or program goes through four stages, in order: Conceive: find something compelling in out clients’ lives that needs fixing and commit to …
Is Everyone Rowing In The Same Direction?
Here’s an exercise: Ask everyone at work today, “Who are we? What does our organization do? For whom? Why do we do that?” If your organization …
Nudge Your Career (and your organization’s strategy) Back Into Alignment
When we are in our SweetSpot, work ceases to be a stress or struggle. Where there is stress or struggle, we are out of our …
The Source of Meaningful Work
Deficiency, or rather the elimination of it, is our source for meaningful work. We tend to see life, work, the world, and (secretly) ourselves as deficient in …
How to Make Your Strategies Even Better
Once we have decided on a strategy, we can improve it by asking everyone involved, “What could prevent the success of this strategy?” We may …