NonsenseAtWork

Your strengths might make you a superstar for a while in one special  area, but those same strengths might make you a dysfunctional manager,  parent or spouse. 

Remember when we had a time limited for work? It was called the 8-hour day and the 40-hour week. 

When a leader makes a statement, outlines a plan or offers a solution, followers stop thinking.

What do you do with too many emails, too many text messages, too many articles saved for later? You don’t cut out, shut down or stop saving, do you?

Don’t give up when it feels like you’ve hit bottom. That’s where you find the curve that takes you to the top.

If you want to act a part or show off, then use a stage. If you want to build a solid foundation for a concept or a career, then use a platform for support.

From that day onwards I treated organizational life with a great deal of suspicion, expecting nonsense in every cubicle, corner office and boardroom. I have inhabited them all and nonsense has not disappointed.

Speaking too fast is a common mistake. We know that we can listen faster than a speaker can speak, and so when it is our turn to speak, we speed up.

It is ridiculous for business teams to try to be like sports teams. And it can be dangerous. Here’s why.

Organizations are strange concoctions. They are staffed with people who agree to strive for collective objectives in exchange for individual rewards.