Do Something for Someone Else
We need to take the person(s) we are interacting with into account first before solving a problem or project. Our primary purpose is not...
Leaders Don’t Care About Their People
Of course leaders do care about their people. However, they may care in such a “professional” manner that their people don’t know it. I...
Curiosity is more Effective than Upset
A financial executive told me that he gets upset or disappointed when people don’t meet his expectations such as working as a team or...
People Get Upset
Apologize when you make a mistake: A senior manager promoted an employee two levels down without consulting this employee’s manager...
Influence Without Authority
Here’s a generic project approach when many constituents and you do not have direct authority over resources: 1. Socialize the project at...
Dealing With Politics
A company’s management made a point of saying that their new culture will not include “pocket vetoes” which are dissentions from staff...