I was talking to someone the other day who works from time to time on photo shoots. She described the personalities – generic not specific – of the participants: the photographer, the money (the client for whom the photos are being taken), wardrobe, make-up, hair, oh and the model. Each person a large personality who …
Several times I’ve worked for people who were leading from a place of fear. There was the guy who basically knew he had his job only because of his relationship with his boss. He was afraid to allow anyone who worked for him to make decisions. At one point, he entered into an agreement with …
Yesterday I read a quote on LinkedIn that I loved: You can tell the values of an organization by the worst behavior that it tolerates. It reminded me of a presentation that I saw by a guy who had successfully grown a number of start-ups (it may have been the COO of Digital Ocean), in …
I used to work with a guy that drove me nuts. A typical conversation: Me: You know, I really admire how you’re able to keep your team focused on those priorities. When other people bring you work that falls outside those priorities, you do just enough to satisfy them, but without committing your team to …
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When you notice a problem at work, what do you do? Does your heart sink? Do you close the email and go on to something else? Or do you do something about it? Good managers don’t turn away from problems they discover. If it makes sense for them to fix the problem on their own, they …
