When is it important to have a strong reaction?
I still remember clearly the day, probably 25 years ago, where I reacted to someone’s comment – in front of a group – with, “That’s bullshit, Fred!” I have to […]
Cliques at work
When I was in school, it seemed like I was always on the outside of the important cliques. You know what I mean: Those tight social groups that seemed most […]
An attitude of gratitude
No, I’m not going to get all weepy about how we should be grateful for the sacrifices and gifts that we’ve received from others. We should, of course, but that’s […]
The “who” questions
As you try to figure out what you want to do when you grow up, there’s thousands of things that you could be investigating. Not only going out and looking […]
5 tips to making your point
Following are 5 quicks tips for making your point: (1) be direct, (2) be consistent, (3) reinforce the message, (4) help people remember the message, and (5) be done. Take […]
Your Co-Worker Made a Mistake or Did Something Wrong — Should You Speak Up or Shut Up?
My co-worker just did something dumb. It’s wrong, I know it, and it really bugs me. Should I speak up? And what would I say? Read more on my Workbloom […]
Relationships in a virtual world
It’s tough to develop solid working relationships with people that you’ve never met. When knowledge-based work is done with co-workers around the world, you can start to become isolated and […]
Win-win versus win-lose
Everybody talks about why win-win is such a great thing. We’re all supposed to love and support each other and feel good about the relationships we have with people we […]
What’s Twitter good for?
There are three types of people: Those who use Twitter, those who never heard of it, and those who heard of it but can’t imagine why they should care. Let […]
Refreshing your attitude towards work
Your job is, well, work. The reason they pay you to do it is because you wouldn’t do it for free. But that’s not a very inspiring reason, is it? […]