Articles

Every manager needs to understand and acknowledge that we are living through a massive crisis.

Who would you rather work with: Someone who is overconfident or someone who is too cautious? It’s a bit of a trick question. The right answer will depend on how far their confidence strays from their true ability.

I went to the mall yesterday for the first time in 70 days. We thought it would be nice to browse a book shop and do some window shopping. We were wrong.

Have you noticed how individual days have slowed down but weeks have sped up during The Lockdown™️? It appears paradoxical until you realize something amazing. There is actually two of you.

It’s amazing what you can learn if you are willing to really listen to people. Take software developers for example, they will tell you what matters to them.

If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard a leader say “that doesn’t scale”... I’d have a lot of dollars.

Love. It’s a many-splendored thing. But too many people miss out on one of those splendors. It’s the kind of love that propelled comedian Jerry Seinfeld to stardom.

How many times have you overheard a conversation between two of your favorite authors? What’s that? Did you say zero?

Ask any classic villain. Good help is hard to find. Even my daughter has seen enough movies to know that most minions are... not exactly very good.

A few weeks ago my good friend Frank told me he’s noticed that I sometimes belabor a point. Talk about frank feedback! Okay, his name isn’t really Frank but I’m a dad and it’s my responsibility to make bad puns whenever I can.

So it’s finally happened. I failed one of my main MBA assignments. Perhaps it was inevitable, given I’ve tripled my coursework and put less effort into each subject. They say the cost of your bad habits are in the future.

We live in unprecedented times. This got me thinking. Whoever said “May you live in interesting times" didn’t know what they were talking about! Interesting is just a euphemism.