Come At Your Goals from Above
If singers try to hit a very high note by reaching up with their voices, they will likely stretch, squeeze, and strain. They are afraid that …
No Need for Big Messages or Profound Arguments
When we have something important to say–when we want to convince someone of something–we may be tempted to make our messages big and our arguments …
Let’s Get Emotional
We think or have been told that being emotional (especially at work) is bad. We are uncomfortable when we or others express too much. In subtle …
A Real Pain in the Assumption Biases when Hiring
Bias in hiring is not limited to discrimination against people belonging to specific groups or having certain traits. We must also watch for assumption biases. …
All Is Nominal
People who fire rockets like to say, “Conditions are nominal,” when everything is good to go. Guess what? Conditions are nominal. All the courage you …
The Hardest Part Is Remembering To Be It
Why do you do what you do? Most of us will search but not have a solid answer for this. That is, not until we get …
Leadership Is Not (Really) About Getting Stuff Done
Getting angry, pushing, directing, pleading, blaming, or doing the tasks ourselves are sure signs that we have fallen into into the trap of thinking that …
The Formula for Happiness is Not What You Think It Is
We think, perhaps, that the formula for happiness at work and home is doing stuff. We lead, hire, fire, sell, study, plan, analyze, account, go …
Cause Their Performance To Soar
Communicating our belief in others’ ability to accomplish something–even if it’s difficult, even if they’ve never done it before–is an essential leadership talent. Such a vote of …
A Map to Better Business
Pretend we’ve landed in a new city and we want to get from our hotel, through the city, and to a great restaurant we’ve heard …