Thoughts on people, teams, organizations, communities, effectiveness and success
We’ve all been there. You too.
The rumors and gossip are swirling.
The job or organization fit that your colleague/ coworker / friend hoped would work out looks like it won’t.
And now people treat them as they’re leaving under their own power as if they’re radioactive and there’s a do not disturb sign on their forehead.
Do you approach them and offer a hand, a hug or help or do you keep your distance?… Read the rest
“If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything.”
Mark Twain
Mark Twain: Photo credit: Wikipedia
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You know them when you see them – which is seldom – and fully appreciate them after they’re gone and not when you have a chance to know them.
They are the type of people who rare; people by dint of background, experience, situation, skills or simply by being who are highly unique in a world where many of us are commodity plug and play.… Read the rest
It’s not Flo Rida, but like a lot of little things that add up to make a huge difference, where you put offices and people is critical for all sorts of reasons.
You want to hit the sweet spot.
Time zones, for example.
A recent call with a colleague left me chuckling as she walked me through the logic of her Shanghai-headquartered company putting their US marketing and sales office in New Jersey.… Read the rest
She has been dead for over a decade and I still remember the first time we met as if it was yesterday.
Over 70, she summoned me from across Liberty Street with a wave of her hand as I wondered what a stranger was doing motioning to me. Newly moved from Chicago, it was definitely not something that would happen in the Windy City unless the person was psychotic.… Read the rest
Gary Allan Hertzberg, the American musician known professionally as Gary Allan, has a song line of “Let’s be naughty and save Santa the trip.“
For the “naughty or nice” standard, it’s a pretty good way to gauge behavior, and one for all of us (you too) to follow.
Exemplary behavior in one person – think Nelson Mandela – is rare.… Read the rest