“Why Assholes Fool Themselves”
Dale1. You and your organisation are effective despite rather than because you are a demeaning jerk. You make the mistake of attributing success to the virtues of your nasty ways,…
Get it wrong to get it right.
I wasn't entirely surprised to learn that some academic has learnt that people who make a mistake, learn their subject better. No surprise there. There are occupations where most of…
A price to pay
Note: I wrote this in March 2007, but didn’t publish it at the time. As far as I know “Leo” is still working for my previous employer. There was a…
Performance Management, the one where we pay lip service to the concept.
At my last employer, there was a focus on “Performance Management”. I always felt, even as a team leader, that we paid lip service to the whole process. eg. we…
… will not be learned from management courses …
What it takes to do a job will not be learned from management courses. It is principally a matter of experience, the proper attitude, and common sense-none of which can…
“You don’t need to be a cow …
to know where milk comes from.” So said Sarah Butterworth, newly minted CEO of a (centralised) IT Department. From my observation, Sarah’s lasting legacy was: rebranding the department painting the…
This week’s work challenge? – Project Managers!
Project Managers are those people who ""manage"" projects. Sort of like a "stay at home" mum who organises her children’s day. Except the mum is competent, and the project manager…
On Mental Toughness
Some points from Graeme Alford: Enjoy life Be brutally honest Integrity & Reputation Give to community Give best of self. http://www.motivationalfocus.com/
Life is not fair … get used to it.
1. Life is not fair. Get used to it. 7. If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn’t have tenure, so he tends…
Beardy types, in a training course.
I was at a Microsoft training course today, and all the beardy types were there too. You know, the "we want everything for free" types. They can be found working…