Trigger Question #42: Did You Listen Too Much?
The trick to knowing when to listen, and when to brush off.
7 Jun 20241min
Trigger Question #41: Did You Perform a PreMortem?
Doing a premortem is very simple. Assume that your draft plan (or project) *has* failed. You and your team now brainstorm reasons to explain why it bombed.
6 Jun 20242min
Insight #309: AI or Not, Expect Robots if Profit Is Your Purpose
The road to profit is not the road to full employment, which is why technology is rapidly doing away with the need for workers. And dumping them onto the streets.
5 Jun 20242min
Trigger Question #40: Did You Perform a Postmortem?
A little postmortem can make many a future plan more robust.
4 Jun 20242min
Trigger Question #39: Were You a Torch or a Laser?
If you act like a torch, you will see too many options. But you will see no option clearly. To see the right option, you need to focus your light. You need to give your goals the laser treatment.
3 Jun 20242min
Trigger Question #38: Did You Fix the Trip-Up or the Trip-Over?
A wise manager will always look at both sides of behavior. Did they trip by themselves or were they pushed by the situation?
31 Mai 20242min
Trigger Question #37: Who Should You Help First?
I have met many managers who habitually work late because they routinely help others who should already know how to breathe on their own. Not only does the hero manager risk burnout, she also risks be...
30 Mai 20242min
Trigger Question #36: Did You Hear Your Own Echoes?
The poor boss at the top must make decisions of great import based on a steady stream of . . . good news.
29 Mai 20241min
