Nobody likes to be judged, but we do it all the time. One of my business school classmates was and still stands tall at 5 feet. He carries around a picture in his wallet of him and his wife who is 4’10”. I will never forget when he showed it to me with a grin…
With everything available at the click of a button (including mentorship!), it’s no wonder we have a hard time slowing down. And of course that’s exactly when we must. Here are my favorite videos for bridging the gap. Powers of Ten I first saw in this movie on a big screen at the McDonald Observatory…
Trying to tackle this subject, I can’t help picturing that image from Game of Thrones when a decidedly unforgiving character Cersei Lannister is forced to walk through the town square naked while the community and nuns alike shout, “Shame!” at her. It was so explicit, yet so real. Those feelings reminded me of office politics…
My last boss would corral his team approximately one week before a big meeting. We would pull together and organize multiple binders full of data, anticipating any and all questions. He had a deep fear of what we dubbed the “gotcha moment” favored by the CEO at the time. I don’t think this particular CEO…
Everybody has an opinion. And there’s a good chance that your boss’s primary job is to have an opinion. Sadly not every boss is vetted like our online community of mentors. And, as they say, criticism rolls downhill. Ironically, as a born again entrepreneur, the hardest part of my “job” is fighting against obscurity. I…
I produced an event this past weekend when I encountered a personality type that reminded me of my salad days in corporate offices: the person who doesn’t like to be told what to do. And truth be told, who does? Since this person volunteered as a greeter, I suggested that she stand near the venue…
Last week a reader asked, “What is change? Is it really good or bad? Or is it just a perception?” By way of background, this person just got restructured into a new sales position with a new boss. How we feel about the change can be a source of personal anxiety and stress: What does…
