Trigger Question #99: Do You Promise Without Prudence?
Wanting to be nice is only one reason we over promise. The other reason is common in the workplace, where it frustrates teamwork and undermines careers. It stems from a lack of forethought.
19 Sep 20241min
Insight #332: Get Unstuck by Getting Lost in Seeing More
Here's what I have learned while walking my many paths, getting stuck and unstuck over and over in the process: Your path matters less than what you see on your path. That's right. It's not the path. ...
18 Sep 20243min
Trigger Question #98: Does Your Feedback Say More About You Than About the Receiver?
You can influence and change someone's behavior merely through how you expect them to behave. That's because the word ‘expectation’ has two meanings: likely to happen and ought to happen. And these tw...
17 Sep 20242min
Trigger Question #97: Will Looming Dead Time Help You Hit the Right Deadline?
Yes, deadlines can be effective in pepping your performance. But dead time! Well, that's another level of pep all together.
16 Sep 20242min
Trigger Question #96: Do You Have a Point or Is Your Leadership Pointless?
Without purpose and intent, you can point for all you are worth, but your lead will still be pointless.
13 Sep 20243min
Trigger Question #95: Are Your Coworkers Special or Not?
Of all the places where you could work, of all the people you could work with, this is the business, and this is the bunch you chose.
12 Sep 20242min
Insight #329: You Will Gain Power by Sharing Power To Empower Others
Don't give power to your opponents by arguing with them, or by defending yourself, unless you absolutely must engage with them. Using power this way weakens you.
11 Sep 20242min
Trigger Question #94: Do You Talk or Do You Walk?
Tell me, do you think it's rude or polite to walk away if a colleague is talking to you? And the right answer is.... it depends.
10 Sep 20243min
