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Volunteerism comes in all shapes and sizes—giving away your time for free

Saying “I’ll volunteer when my business is off the ground” is like saying “I’ll start coaching youth teams when my kids are grown up.” Now is the time to get involved.

By Peter, 2 yearsJanuary 11, 2023 ago
Career

Embracing the middle manager’s role as ignorant speed bump

The middle manager’s role is to manage both up and down the org chart. This means questioning authority and speaking truth to power, as well as managing staff.

By Peter, 2 yearsDecember 12, 2022 ago
Career

Learning to love a year-end review, and a daily practice to keep your self-confidence high

I love year-end reviews. They’re a time to reflect on successes and be inspired to grow and improve. Here’s how you can love them, too.

By Peter, 2 yearsNovember 28, 2022 ago
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Hire for potential, not years of experience… but then what?

Experience is the best teacher. If you hire for potential and not experience, be ready for them to make mistakes. How will you support them through it all?

By Peter, 2 yearsNovember 15, 2022 ago
Career

Crisis decisions lead to unintended consequences

In a crisis, avoid reactionary decisions as much as possible, to reduce unintended consequences. The long term damage may be far worse than pausing a moment.

By Peter, 3 yearsNovember 8, 2022 ago
Career

Do not be afraid. Remote work and hybrid work are not new.

Thousands of businesses already have hybrid work forces, but leaders and consultants can’t stop clutching their pearls over how “hybrid” will change business.

By Peter, 3 yearsOctober 26, 2022 ago
Communication

Your perfectionism may be driving your employees to mediocrity. Don’t rewrite their work.

Your perfectionism may be driving your employees to mediocrity. Don’t rewrite their work.

By Peter, 3 yearsOctober 6, 2022 ago
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Career

Don’t hire me to make your employees better at enduring a terrible workplace

Let’s stop patting people on the back for resilience when they’re in a system that’s designed to crush them. Let’s stop crushing them instead.

By Peter, 3 yearsSeptember 29, 2022 ago
Career

How being 100% certain of your own logic creates unnecessary workplace conflict, and what you can do about it

Unnecessary workplace conflict is often the result of people digging in to entrenched positions. Here’s how to disentrench and seek solutions.

By Peter, 3 yearsSeptember 14, 2022 ago
Career

Is your favorite self-improvement guru a fraud?

Most self-improvement gurus are not frauds, but don’t assume that because their method works for you, it works for everyone. There are so many to choose from.

By Peter, 3 yearsAugust 23, 2022 ago

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