NonsenseAtWork

If you know what you stand for and what your organization stands for, then it is easy to design your One Rule to Rule Them All. And if you get it right, then people in your organization will know exactly what is expected of them.

When don't we suffer fools gladly? When we know best, when we have made up our minds, when we don't need more ideas, when we want to get things done. When we believe our own nonsense.

Do you realize if you are not remembered for something, then you will be forgotten for everything? Well, maybe not forgotten, just ignored.

I assume you already know that it's risky to make assumptions. But I bet you don't realize that when you assume, you own it. And any consequences.

Clearly, lazy people are the ones who create efficiencies and stimulate inventions.

I am always perplexed when people tell me they don't get feedback at work, so they can't always tell how they are doing. Excuse me? Are you telling me that you wait for feedback?

When I became a boss, I had to choose. Should I punish or praise? Should I protest or pat? And is there a right time to do one or the other?

We drool over the latest gadget instead of over the results of using the gadget. We personalize the latest productivity system instead of being personally productive.

Because common sense is based on our past, on our history, it doesn't always make sense today. (Look around you, does the present really resemble the past?)

Reality is for people who cannot handle video games, texting, social media, streaming, virtual meetings, ...