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Boost your career and success by learning to deal with the nonsense of pleasing a boss, playing nice with colleagues, making subordinates productive, and living a life. (Why should you learn to deal w... more
FAQs about NonsenseAtWork:How many episodes does NonsenseAtWork have?The podcast currently has 563 episodes available.
October 29, 2024Trigger Question #124: Why Does Your Organization Need You?AI Chatbot Wants To Know...more3minPlay
October 28, 2024Trigger Question #123: Do You Count the Ways It Could Go Wrong?Once you have a plan, but before you implement it, count the ways it could go wrong. Don't stop counting after only a few obvious possible blunders....more2minPlay
October 25, 2024Trigger Question #122: Did You CC Cos You’re Lazy?Back then, creating additional carbon copies took effort. So you needed a damn good reason for the extra copies. But today people use CC for no other reason than because they can!...more5minPlay
October 24, 2024Trigger Question #121: Do You See the Sense in Nonsense?The problem with nonsense is that it is purely subjective. You are likely to see nonsense when you disapprove of it. (For example, you might disapprove of the word bullshit, although others use it to point out nonsense.)...more2minPlay
October 23, 2024Insight #337: Who Got the Top Job, the Empty Desk or the Heavy Ego?Another key difference between the two CEOs was the size of their egos. Both had strong egos, but they showed their egos very differently. The one CEO had his ego on constant display and used it to bolster his power. The other CEO restrained his ego, yet lost no power....more5minPlay
October 22, 2024Trigger Question #120: Did You Out-Think or Out-Execute?A great idea is a beautiful thing to imagine. But you cannot imagine an idea into being. (That so-called Law of Attraction? You decide.)...more2minPlay
October 21, 2024Trigger Question #119: What Do You Weigh More, the Positive or the Negative?As a leader and manager, where do you direct your energy? Do you focus on solving problems and eliminating threats? Or do you focus on gaining advantage and exploiting opportunities?...more3minPlay
October 18, 2024Trigger Question #118: Do You Delegate, but Don’t Elaborate?We delegate with an abundance of *what* and *when.* And even *how*, although we may think the person is already competent. But we skimp on *why*. We elaborate on the means, but not on the ends....more2minPlay
October 17, 2024Trigger Question #117: Do You Let the Rule of Three Rule You?Why are three ideas easier to remember? Because of balance. If a table has only two legs, well, it will fall over. If it has four legs, it is likely to wobble. (You've experienced that in coffee shops, haven't you?) But a table with three legs cannot wobble....more4minPlay
October 16, 2024Insight #336: Why Nonsense at Work Makes You HappyDung is really just dirt in the making. And now, thanks to researchers in Britain, it seems that dirt can make people happy....more3minPlay
FAQs about NonsenseAtWork:How many episodes does NonsenseAtWork have?The podcast currently has 563 episodes available.