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Ethics? Maybe there ain’t no thing?

October 20, 2008

This picture and the caption added to it got me thinking.
I often challenge people when they take a strong ethical stand on business issues. The reason I do it is because often, views on a situation change as you learn more about it… so taking too strong a stand one day makes it difficult to [...]

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Q: “How do I get myself off my arse?”

July 7, 2008

A: What if you never had to worry about motivation—what if you always had energy to spare? How much more living would you get done in a lifetime! How much would you love to be one of those people who are always in a good mood, who always seem to be so passionate and love [...]

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Q: “Gimme one damn reason for staying past 5:01.”

May 25, 2008

Abstract: An “open letter” to Millennials about the “5pm problem.” Meant to be read by Millennials’ managers, too.

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In Defense of Your Dumb Boss

April 8, 2008

People are generally smarter than we like to give them credit for. In my experience, while lower level employees like to moan about their dumb bosses who are obviously out to lunch, those dumb bosses are generally hard at work, choosing the set of problems that they believe will have the least negative impact on the organization.

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