In Management, Nothing Is Fabulous
Peter Drucker, and many others, have often used symphony orchestra conductors as a metaphor for the role of a CEO/leader in the corporate world. That said, in all the many daily lists, blogs, and...
View ArticleIn Management, Stupidity Is An Advantage
We live in a world laced with smartism, i.e., a universal presumption that being smart is better than being stupid. But in the modern work world, at least in management, it is better to be stupid than...
View ArticleKoping With The Kool-Aid
Presumably you know what “Drinking the Kool Aid” means, but if not, let’s just say it refers to people who blindly and unquestioningly accept a given dogma or belief. For those of us who have not drunk...
View ArticleLeading a Horse To Water: Too Much Training Within Industry
For those of you who are not familiar with TWI, a.k.a. Training Within Industry, well, have you ever seen those WWII era posters lionizing Rosie the Riveter? The collective ability of Rosie and her...
View ArticleDiagnosing Emotional Un-Intelligence
The New York Times and Forbes Magazine recently published articles about “Emotional Intelligence” and its applications in the world of work. Social scientists disagree about the exact nature and...
View ArticleFinding Top Talent Without College Degrees
The next time you post a job opening, you might want to think twice before automatically including a requirement for a college degree. You may think that this is a suggestion that you lower your...
View ArticleThe Dark Side of Improvement-ology
In the rush to offer “content,” social media has become a veritable tsunami of advice on how to improve just about everything, be that a process or yourself. These books, articles, classes, seminars,...
View ArticleTime to Measure The Efficiency of Emotional Energy
Can we develop processes that will lead to more efficient use of emotional energy? One of the goals of a successful enterprise is to achieve greater “efficiency.” As any aficionado of Toyota Lean...
View ArticleHealing vs. Achievement
While giving a recent acceptance speech at a BAFTA award ceremony, actress Kate Winslet shared an inspiring message: Don’t listen to the people who hurt you, shame you, and belittle you. Believe in...
View ArticlePeople Skills 101: Anger Management
(I wrote this article a few years ago, and I am amazed at how much it applies to current events–jl) When we talk about management fundamentals, this can refer to managing other people, or it can refer...
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