(originally published October 13th, 2005) I usually go about my business thinking two things in general. One, I believe people are inherently good, but sometimes do bad things. Two, I believe people are generally intelligent, just not at everything. It’s this second one that probably gets me the most frustrated, and one that all leaders […]
(originally published May 23, 2005) As a manager, are you an initiator, or are you passive? Are you someone who is always trying to figure out if things are at optimum, looking for problems so that you have an opportunity to fix them, or are you someone who comes in, hopes nothing goes wrong, and […]
(originally published April 14th, 2005) I wrote in another place a couple of days ago on the topic of anger; more specifically, not expressing anger by yelling at people. I tend to believe that no person deserves to be yelled at; I extend that to children, although I’m going to leave that one alone, having […]
(originally published May 4th, 2005) How do you welcome new employees to the fold, whether you’re management or a co-worker? Are you sincerely friendly and helpful, or a little weary of what you might be getting? I ask this question because I’ve recently experienced the tale of two cities, so to speak. As a consultant, […]
(originally published August 16th, 2005) I know my field fairly well, thank goodness. As a consultant, to be successful you need to know a lot, but not everything. What you do know, you need to know very well. One of those things that sometimes catches me off guard is how things that are very simple […]
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