Can you hear your people? Getting to be the boss is sometimes not at all what you thought it was going to be like. You figuratively move up the ladder and the higher you step the less of a hand rail. It can be outright lonely and while you are moving up, there is less… Read More At the top of the leadership ladder there is nothing to hold on to
Do you know Jeff Foxworthy’s routine about “You may be a redneck if…”? Well I kind of liked it and gave it a spin with toxic workplaces. When you are no longer happy at your place of work – and that is true no matter where you work in the organization – you are drained… Read More Working at a toxic work place
I did not come to this country to change it – I wanted to contribute purposefully (Click to tweet this) That is what went through my mind over 20 years ago when I arrived at Philadelphia International Airport coming from Germany. There is a clear distinction between coming here on vacation, or to stay and live… Read More I did not come to this country to change it – learning the basic rules to increase diversity
Remember the Garth Brooks song about thanking God for unanswered prayers? Well, that is not much different from not sending e-mails that you wrote in anger, love, or any other significant emotional state. Some mails are just better never sent, because they tend to work like a concrete trampoline. (Click to tweet this) There is… Read More Sometimes the best e-mails are those that you have not sent
Ralf Weiser - Culture Builder 