Nancy Willard once said, “Questions are more important than answers” (I’ve also written on the importance of asking questions). And, … More
Tag: Cross-functional team
Trying To Turn Lemons Into Orange-ade – Why do so many companies try to steer people away from what they’re good at?
Imagine the following scenario, if you will: A record executive comes up to Mick Jagger some years ago and says … More
Just Be Helpful – Don’t aim for smart, nice, cool, or clever
If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity, they have only got to … More
Slow Is The New Fast – Sometimes you have to slow down in order to speed up
The world we live in seems to get faster every day – no matter how fast we move, we nevertheless … More
Houston, We Have A Problem – Making the problem not a problem
If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the … More
Beware of Your Strengths – How your strengths can hurt you as much as your weaknesses
We’ve all said things like “do what you’re good at.” “Go with what you know.” “Leverage your strengths.” And they … More
The Road From Hopeless to Hopeful – Don’t get caught in the hopelessness cycle
One of my teams was recently faced with a difficult work problem. The team was dealing with a complicated problem, … More
The Age of the “Kordell Stewart” Employee – Why being a “Slash” is the key today
I recently took a new job at a Media agency. I’d spent my career at … More
Be “Abundant” – The key to success is giving
In a post in SmartBrief last month, Lorne Rubis, President and CEO of Ryzex, talked about something he calls the … More
Please Criticize Me – Hearing criticism is a desirable thing
“Criticism is something you can easily avoid by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.” Aristotle Let’s face it, … More
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