NonsenseAtWork

If anything, isolation increased the need for a little gossip. Real, fake, or in between. (You thought Instant Messaging during group video calls was for serious communication?)

How do you know when the time is right to make a decision?

If you plan to make change happen, who should you influence?

Here’s a game that will help you practice your focus on what matters.

Do you have an open Zoom policy? Or an open Teams policy? Or an open Virtual policy? Okay, that last one makes little sense. Working from home has taught us we shouldn’t risk an open webcam policy.

Do you want to know why you struggle to be promoted? In one word, laziness. No, not your laziness. (Well, maybe yours, but let’s ignore that for a moment.)

There are two basic ways to motivate followers. Make them stretch or make them reach.

Believe it or not, I did not play soccer (or football) in my younger days. I played rugby. I liked it because, whenever I touched the ball, I had fourteen muscled guys backing me up.

Do you find it more difficult to adapt and change as you age? Blame it on time.

The other morning I was stuck behind a big yellow bus. I had to stop three times before I got away. Life, it seemed, wanted me to slow down and smell the fumes.