Why Bad Happens Even When People Aren’t Doing Bad Stuff
Posted on15 May 2017
TagsSteven Pinker, thermodynamics, Wall Street Journal, productivity, motivation, management, employees
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Thermodynamics can answer why bad happens even when people aren’t doing bad stuff, more specifically, the second law: In an isolated system... Read More
Hiring A Good Salesperson Based On Results Is A Crapshoot
When hiring a good salesperson, is it better to base it on cultural fit or on past performance? A colleague posted this... Read More
Anticipating Resistance to Change in Your Company
Posted on06 Mar 2017
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A key attribute of change leadership is anticipating resistance to change. Too much though resistance is seen as bad. Therefore, those who... Read More
Complaining About Millennials Shows Signs of Getting Old?
Posted on13 Feb 2017
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Complaining about millennials has become common place. It would not be too bad except it infects the workplace. As a result, it... Read More
Business Management Mistakes That Spawn Impotent Work Cultures
Posted on12 Dec 2016
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Advice on how to build a team and an organizational culture abounds. It focuses on what to do though. Little is said... Read More
Addressing Employee Attendance Issues in 5 Positive Steps
Posted on31 Oct 2016
Tagsfollow up, management, motivation, questioning techniques, relationship building techniques, venting, operational discipline
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Ironically, addressing employee attendance issues seems a waste of time. They don’t seem to demand much from our skill set. It’s not... Read More
Business Management Leadership Traits, The Stalin Syndrome
Posted on22 Aug 2016
TagsThe Emperor’s New Clothes, Hans Christian Andersen, persona, leadership dark side, management, leadership
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Leadership changes people. They can pick up traits such as diminished empathy, thinking and resistance to flattery. One of the more subtle... Read More
Another Two Morale Builders for Employees That Don’t Cost a Cent
Posted on08 Aug 2016
Tagsmanagement, relationship building techniques, morale, listen, leadership, employees, compliments
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When employees feel good about themselves and their companies, their work dramatically improves. Morale builders for employees do just that. Bonuses, awards... Read More
Navigating the Trappings of Power without Falling In
Posted on11 Jul 2016
Tagssycophant, Dacher Keltner, homophily, leadership dark side, University of California Berkeley, power, PBS NewsHour, management, empathy, decision-making process
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All things contain the seeds of their own demise. This completes the life cycle. We can’t live without breathing. Yet, breathing causes... Read More
Team Selling Tips That Double As Team Builders
Team selling can be a great team builder. Most team selling tips though key in on just selling together. A few are... Read More