Trigger Question #146: Did You Say Yes Clearly or No Firmly?
The ability to say *yes* clearly or *no* firmly matters equally in your management role. Every day.
6 Des 20242min
Trigger Question #145: Do You Trust Your Gut Too Soon?
Decisions must be made. And because you must decide, even before all the perfect, pertinent information is available to you, you go with your gut. Big mistake.
5 Des 20242min
Insight #318: Don't Forget Your Real Economic Responsibility
What happens if you spend more than you earn? Sooner or later, you go broke. There is no magic to it.
4 Des 20241min
Trigger Question #144: Are You Feeling Remorse or Regret?
Do you know what older people, like me, often say about life? That they are more likely to feel sorry for what they did not do. And less sorry for what they did. Or, as some kids would say, "Sorry, no...
3 Des 20243min
Trigger Question #143: What Color Is Your Full Stop?
Apparently… I feel obliged to use the word “apparently,” because I struggle to believe that this report is true. Apparently, younger generations believe that punctuation is hostile. Specifically, they...
2 Des 20243min
Trigger Question #142: Are You Wise Enough To Not Know?
Be wise with your knowing and with your not knowing. Occasionally say “I don’t know.” Even when you know. Then wait and listen.
29 Nov 20241min
Trigger Question #141: Do You Learn To Know or Learn To Change?
Does what you learn change you? If your behavior does not change, then you learned nothing. It was not learning. It was just information gathering.
28 Nov 20242min
Insight #319: Your Jolly Fat Expectation Can Influence Behavior
At this time of year, we wonder whether we’ve been good enough to expect a reward from the jolly fat man in the corner office. Which is why it’s a good time to remind you that expectations can influen...
27 Nov 20241min
