Decisions
Your future self is a jerk. Don’t let them get away with it.
When you set goals, you create an aspirational future self. But that guy’s like a micromanaging boss who’s always judging and complaining. Don’t be that guy.
Decisions
Failure is the most likely outcome for your dream. So what’s stopping you?
Pay attention to the inspirational memes and posts that come through your social media this month. The stories that get told and retold are the ones about success. Often, unusual successes. Stories like these: Julia Child didn’t start her culinary career until she was in her 50s. Alan Rickman didn’t Read more…
Courage
Racing to mediocrity: how to rationalize minus-one hiring
When a manager rationalizes hiring the lesser candidate, that’s minus-one hiring. It leads to institutionalized reliable mediocrity.
Decisions
Controlling the answers by controlling the questions
Some leaders manufacture outcomes by manipulating data and controlling the questions that get asked. That can lead to spectacular failure, and often does.
Career
3 easy actions to clarify your career path
How can you plan a career path when you don’t know where you’re going? Here are three actions you can take to get going in the right direction.
Career
Book launch! Business launch! Doing something foolish because it would be more foolish not to.
This is the book launch for a new collection of poetry and photography. It’s also the coming-out party for my new publishing imprint, Gray Bear Publications.
Conflict
Using self-awareness to erase fear of change—a brain-twisting approach to expand your perspective
Change is inevitable. Fear of change is not. Being aware of your tendencies and expanding your perspective can help you face and get through change.
Community
Knowing when to break the rules
This post is about roles and responsibilities, both in a team and in society. It includes a sports metaphor and a picture of me wearing an orange safety vest.
Decisions
Overcoming magical thinking
Leaders are responsible for overcoming magical thinking before it can sink their team or organization… or the entire economy.
Career
What is ENOUGH in a society built on the worship of MORE?
In a society focused on the worship of MORE, the reward for climbing one rung on the ladder of success is to be able to reach the next rung. When is it ENOUGH?