“To Do” lists have been a part of my daily life for over 30 years. And I don’t think I’m alone in this. Most of you reading this use some sort of daily list of tasks you intend to accomplish…
We live in an age of entitlement as never before! Drs. Twenge and Campbell, in their book, “The Narcissism Epidemic,” refer to it as a “psychocultural affliction.” It’s not hard to identify. People with this modern malady feel entitled to…
Here’s some disturbing math. In the last thirty years I have attended at least 1,600 meetings. Of those, I would estimate about a third were a waste of time, or it was not really necessary for me to be there….
The power of positive reinforcement (praise) is well understood by most people in positions of management, and nobody can dispute the superiority of positive reinforcement over punishment. But did you know that praise, when given poorly, can backfire and actually…
I read about a ceramics teacher who divided his class into two groups. One group would be graded on the quantity of work they produced. In fact, he announced that at the end of the class he would bring a…
I wonder, I really do. How many times a day do you suppose some parent, some well-meaning mentor, some motivational speaker or some success guru says to an individual or an audience: “Follow your dreams!” It gets spouted from platforms…
Few people enjoy receiving correction or criticism. Most managers and supervisors really don’t enjoy handing it out, but it’s part of their job and cannot be avoided. This very necessary function of management is always a high-stakes event, as administering…