Insight #306: When Abuse of the P Word Spoils It for Adults
Clearly, every workplace privilege or freedom has a dark side. We can abuse any privilege or freedom at the expense of someone else.
25 Apr 20243min
Trigger Question #29: Are You Tired Enough To Make Daft Decisions?
Like all odd behaviors, taking fewer vacations has a name. It’s called shrinking-vacation syndrome. If you ask me, it’s the shrinking self-confidence syndrome.
24 Apr 20242min
Insight #305: Behind the Wheel, Running Out of Life
We live as if we are still passengers in the family car. We ignore the moment we're living in, we fight with our neighbors (passengers and other drivers), and we whine, “Are we *where* yet?”
23 Apr 20241min
Trigger Question #28: Were You Purposely Ignorant This Week?
If you hold a leadership or a management position, then you have no right to be willfully ignorant.
22 Apr 20242min
Trigger Question #27: What Did You Assume (Incorrectly) About Others?
Try to interact with “other” people, those "different" people. Once you get over the shock, you’ll realize how much fun weirdness can be. You might even learn something useful.
19 Apr 20242min
Insight #304: The Smarter Your Phone, the Dumber You Are
Not so long ago, a skeptical generation held technology in check.
18 Apr 20242min
Trigger Question #26: Did You Misinterpret Reality Again?
When we make mistakes in interpreting reality, we respond ineffectively. Or we behave inappropriately. Or misbehave. Or all three.
17 Apr 20242min
Insight #303: Before Whining and Firing, Aim To Manage Wrong Into Right
You are a manager. You are supposed to manage problems into successes. Not successes into problems. So, before you start your whining and firing, be very sure that there is no way for you to manage th...
16 Apr 20242min
