Month: March 2013

In my company we conduct a fair number of exit interviews. This provides us the opportunity of talking with people who have recently quit their … Read More

For the past couple of weeks we have been talking about acquiring the habit of measurement. We discussed the importance of measuring progress and eliciting … Read More

Today I would like to revisit a topic that we have discussed several times over the past few years – the topic of goal setting. … Read More

I received an interesting phone call last week from a man I have never met before. He called to comment on last week’s blog on … Read More

My week got off to a great start. First thing Monday morning I was fired. My first appointment on Monday morning was with a rheumatologist … Read More

It has long been said by the uninformed that practice makes perfect. The well-intentioned but erroneous thought behind that statement is that if we practice … Read More

A good friend of mine who manages a large number of people was complaining the other day about a particular one of his direct reports … Read More

As soon as the server placed his meal in front of him my friend Daniel picked up his knife and fork and, with planned intention, … Read More

Do we have a happiness gene? I don’t know the answer to that one, but every now and again we meet someone who consistently personifies … Read More