Death by meeting part IV (and how you and the meeting can be resuscitated)


Death by meeting part IV (and how you and the meeting can be resuscitated)  Meetings. Sometimes I think I the conference room is my office. How often do you feel that way, or have you been in more meetings than the workweek has hours? Seriously, many meetings just keep on running on and on with… Read More Death by meeting part IV (and how you and the meeting can be resuscitated)

Avoid one cardinal mistake in life – Do not abdicate your voice and power to others


Avoid one cardinal mistake in life – Do not abdicate your voice and power to others  There appear to be an ever-growing number of people who think that their opinions and actions do not count. They leave it to others to vote, challenging leaders, managers, politicians, friends, co-workers etc. to do the right thing. “Who… Read More Avoid one cardinal mistake in life – Do not abdicate your voice and power to others

Busy is bad


Busy is bad  Photo credit: Ralf Weiser, Brett Blair’s book “From Autopilot to Authentic”. It proves the point that slowing down is what we need rather than just doing more stuff Multi-tasking is multi-wasting (click to tweet this). Perhaps it’s no myth to you, but it so pervasive in our culture that the vast majority… Read More Busy is bad

How about recycling “thinking outside the box”?


How about recycling “thinking outside the box”?  I do not know about you, but I am tired of hearing the term “think outside the box”. It is supposed to encourage abandoning old-fashioned and railroad track straight thinking. Instead the recipient of the tag line is encouraged using creativity in order to find new ways. Problem… Read More How about recycling “thinking outside the box”?