How Managers Evaluate
There is a world of difference between, “I’m not sure about him. He’s doing a bad job.” and, “That was an error. I’m sure you …
Do Less and Accomplish More
“I am so busy.” – Everyone these days Let’s interrupt our busy-ness and our quest for ever more efficiency and productivity with a pause that …
Nothing To Prove
Deeply woven into our global culture is a belief that we each need to prove ourselves, pay dues, and try to make up for some fundamental …
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 …
This Week Made Simple
As we begin our week, let’s remember that we need not get everything done. We don’t even need to get most things done. All that’s …
Accept and Pivot
One way of navigating a problem is to say, “If only…” If only that person would change. If only this situation would be different. If …
Exclusion Principles
Physicist Wolfgang Pauli taught us that two of the exact same types of bits of matter cannot occupy the same space at the same time. We …
Tilting the Balance Towards Change
We change when the benefits minus the pains of changing are greater than the benefits minus the pains of not changing. Not because someone said …
Great Managers
Great managers at all levels value and build people, because everyone wins when each person on the team does well, systems, so that we operate as …
Anything
Remember, as a kid, being told that we can be anything we want? It seemed as though our teachers, parents, grandparents, television show hosts, uncles, …