Bad managers and leadership only exist because of bad cultures. Allowing a bad manager to work within the walls of an organization is more reflective of a corrupt and lack of accountability culture.
Category: career
Knowledge Will Only Make Us Stronger
You read an article about one topic, and suddenly, all you see are more and more pieces about that same topic. You watch a video from a partisan on one side of the spectrum and now that’s all you see.
Wisdom Wednesday – Are You Self-Aware??
The battle for self-awareness is an endless one. The ability to step back and see yourself from a distance, to analyze your own flaws and weaknesses, to understand your own motivations? This is not only not easy; it’s basically not natural. We were given – cursed with all sorts of biases and blind spots that…… Continue reading Wisdom Wednesday – Are You Self-Aware??
Wisdom Wednesday – Empathy Versus Sympathy
Empathy means equality; empathy says, ‘I get it. We’re the same. Let’s share that problem and work through it’.
Don’t Question Positivity
For the longest time, I felt like such an imposter in the business world. I’m really goofy. I take things personally. And, I’m always looking on the bright side. More than a few times, I’ve walked into business relationships bright-eyed, with open arms and a fully trusting heart – only to discover in hindsight that…… Continue reading Don’t Question Positivity
It’s All About Karma
I’m not going to say, that cheating or lying or murdering should be avoided out of fear of future punishments at the hands of God.
A Recipe For Tranquility
So much of what we think we must do, so much of what we end up doing is not essential. We do it out of
Failure or Success – You Are Still You
Lurching west in stop-and-go traffic on Georgia at 8 in the morning, bound for 725 Granville, and a day of delivering in the rain, I’m having a low moment
The #@&% You Fund
No. Now is the time. Now is the time to be good. To live as if you had the “Fuck You Money” or conquered enough of the world to tell the