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The Bad Decisions We Encourage
It starts at an early age. Teachers and parents tell us that to be successful and smart we have to get good grades. Their intentions are good. They assume that if you get a good grade in a class, that you studied hard and learned the material. But some students...
Treating the Root Cause of the Problem
A colleague of mine recently went to the doctor a while back. He was having some severe pain in his knees. The doctor quietly analyzed the problem and then sat down with him and started talking to him about his diet. He asked how many alcoholic drinks he had per...
12 Project Management Lessons from James Bond
Last November when the latest James Bond motion picture, Skyfall was released, I found myself in a conversation with my co-workers about the new movie. The conversation evolved to comparisons of the new movie to previous Bond flicks. It occurred to me that, although...
What Do They Mean By Strong Communication Skills?
Published job descriptions are full of ambiguous skill demands. Demonstrated leadership skills…Flexible, powerful intellect…Creative and curious…Great team player. Those traits are hard to prove; and hard to disprove unless you were a total slug in college. Strong...
Feedback Loops through the One On One
Managing teams in any environment is a challenging undertaking. You’re trying to accomplish some goal as a team. But each member of the team has their own individual goals that may conflict or at least may not be in line with the team goal. An approach that can help...
Agreeing to Disagree – Playing it Safe
I once worked with a woman who had a habit of saying ‘I don’t disagree’. This was invariable a response to a point her manager made. Having it both ways I thought this was a very safe approach to commenting on one’s boss’s comments. You don’t have to agree while you...
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