Thoughts on people, teams, organizations, communities, effectiveness and success
Little things count; they frequently count very big.
A recent post spoke to the smarts behind picking the right time zones for multiple locations that optimize work.
This post extends that thought to how workplace shapes individual and organizational performance.
While the Yahoo (and to degree, HP) move to eliminate telecommuting by remote workers was an interesting step, it misses the bigger point.… Read the rest
Should you behave (well) when you get fired?
Like many things in life – true whether you’re the CEO and/or founder, or the guy/gal handling the mail – it depends.
Here’s 4 things to consider:
What’s your goal? While it can feel good to tell people off, is it going to help you or hinder you?… Read the rest
Steve Jobs changed millions of lives. I know; he changed mine too.
From time to time people come along who greatly inform you, either by their immediate presence or the impact of their work.
Jobs did both; from the “insanely great” products he strove (and drove others crazy) to build to the example he set as a maverick (“pirate” might be his preferred youthful self-description).… Read the rest
Like dipping into the summer water of Northern California (Wow! Pretty cold!) if you’re teaching someone to swim in the San Francisco Bay, I spend time for the executive and career coaching part of my work with recruiters, executive search consultants, and sometimes applying for jobs.
How else to know how the job market works if you don’t experience it first hand?… Read the rest
Steve Jobs on a bad day is a better presenter than 99% of the stage show CEOs in the world.
Is it his theme setting, demonstrated enthusiasm, using an outline, and ability to make numbers meaningful as suggested by communications coach Carmine Gallo’s post “Deliver a Presentation like Steve Jobs?”
No.
And men’s NBA shooting star extraordinaire Dirk Nowitzki – he of the pirouettes and one-footed shots and upset NBA championship by his Dallas Mavericks over the heavily favored Miami Heat.… Read the rest
It’s not about having the $500,000 credit line at Tiffany’s, or having your $43 million divorce news splashed across the tabloids. And it’s certainly not about the CEO of the year being busted in a child prostitution sting.
But what do you do – as I coached a startup CEO yesterday – when something personal visibly impacts your job performance?… Read the rest