Tag Archives: Leadership

What Would You Expect?

I had a discussion with a friend (at a different company) who lamented how his boss didn’t do ______ for him. He was, of course, annoyed. Why wouldn’t the boss treat him that way and share that relevant information with him? The question was raised, “well, how are you treating your directs?” The question wasContinueContinue reading “What Would You Expect?”

Waste — What a Precious Gift

We’ve advanced so far as a society in world that we can afford to waste. Whether it’s wasting Google searches because now they come so cheaply, waste food because it comes so easily and affordable, waste gasoline, waste robots on performing silly tasks — or even waste time exploring cat gifs on YouTube! And that’s such aContinueContinue reading “Waste — What a Precious Gift”

Connectedness of Life

A friend of mine was chatting with me about fears and struggles in life — how these are a part of us, each and every day. Fear of loss of friendship, family, money, possessions, confidence —we have many fears. Struggles: we don’t see the way through, we don’t have enough, we can’t complete what we’d hoped weContinueContinue reading “Connectedness of Life”

Sometimes it’s Good to Restrict Yourself to a Hotdog on Stick

When others are “upping their game” by taking wine or crabcakes to a ballgame, perhaps it’s time to stick to a hotdog. When others go camping and bring their stereo, full kitchen, video games, watch the game on their iPhone (and obnoxiously bother you as you try to disconnect), perhaps roasting dinner over the fireContinueContinue reading “Sometimes it’s Good to Restrict Yourself to a Hotdog on Stick”