Those who are creative survive
In hard times, what do most people do? Our first thought is to become very conservative. Don’t spend money, don’t take risks, just keep plugging away and working hard until […]
The information you take in
How to think through where you get your information from.
Helping others to save face
Everybody screws up. Guaranteed. Worse than making a mistake, though, is when others use that to their advantage – to try to establish social superiority, to “make you learn,” to […]
Positive words work wonders
I’ve been having difficulty recently with some people in my life – people in positions of power. This is in a context of a volunteer organization, but it holds just […]
The Golden Handcuffs
I had an interesting conversation with someone last week who was struggling with this thought: “I can’t think about leaving my job, because I’ll never be able to get the […]
10 incredible team-building trips you wish your company would do
I got a note from a reader pointing me to this Bschool blog post: 10 Incredible Team-Building Trips You Wish Your Company Would Do. Of course, these examples are so […]
The “why” questions
We’ve reached the end of all the who, where, what, when, and how questions. The final questions are WHY, which I’ve left to the end because they’re so important. These […]
A carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee
Here’s a powerful story from my colleague, Paul Duncan. A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. […]
Work isn’t the most important thing
Our society would like us to believe that we’re defined by our careers and the contributions we can make through our work. Everything else we do is just slacking off, […]
Retirement isn’t the goal
My older readers may not understand this crazy title, but the younger ones probably do. We’re in the process of totally redefining the word “retirement” – it no longer means […]