Trigger Question #133: Do You Scope With a Microscope or a Telescope?
You will be ineffective if you ignore details that matter. And you will squander resources if you focus on issues that will fade away without your help.
14 Nov 20243min
Insight #340: To Overcome Unexpected Obstacles, Use a Compass, Not a Map
Sometimes, in life and in business, setting a compass bearing can be more effective than relying on specific directions. Because when you seek security in detailed directions, then every obstacle will...
13 Nov 20242min
Trigger Question #132: Do You Shout “Nonsense!” or Do You Ask Why?
What was dung to me was doing it for these beetles. What I try to side-step, they actively seek. That’s when I first meditated on the nature of dung. Today, I don’t assume that nonsense is simply nons...
12 Nov 20241min
Trigger Question #131: Are You Happy Now?
Did you add "be happy now" to your to-do list?
11 Nov 20242min
Trigger Question #130: Will You Lie if Asked Whether You Lied?
Whatever your approach to dealing with dishonesty at work, don’t forget that you are human. And being human, you share in the unique human talent for rationalizing unacceptable behavior.
8 Nov 20242min
Trigger Question #129: What Thing Undone Has You Hot and Bothered?
Once you have made a commitment, you risk that feeling of should-have. It does not matter who knows about your commitment. It could be your boss, your partner, your colleague, whoever. The set-up is a...
7 Nov 20242min
Insight #339: Now Is the Season for Some Timely Inaction
The term executive, as in chief executive officer or senior executive, means having the power to execute. To make things happen. But, as in all aspects of life, there is a catch. Make what things happ...
6 Nov 20243min
Trigger Question #128: Do You Answer or Do You Ignore?
I’m an outsider in a meeting with executives when a cell phone rings. The meeting falters as almost everyone grabs at their cell phones. I look at the CEO. He shrugs.
5 Nov 20241min
