Be the boss

You have no option. You have no agency. You have no choice. If that is true, you may need to quit. You do likely have options, agency, and choice. What instead is true is we would rather complain about how others are suppressing ourselves rather than take the...

Deck of cards

The cards are shuffled and sequentially dealt out to each of the players. You have no idea what you may get. You pick them up and review your hand. Whether you are playing for fun or to win, you have an immediate reaction. It may range from and include joy, confusion,...

Advanced assumptions

Friendliness is terrific, as is being invited. However, even those can go too far too soon, especially when we assume and take it a step further. What is appropriate and what is not? When you receive an email from a newsletter subscription titled “Hey friend ..” do...

Healthy discussion

We want to know what the people in our organization think. We encourage speaking, but when is it suitable and when not? We invite and applaud comments and opinions if they agree with the accepted way of thinking. When opinions differ, do we share the same reception...

People choices: anything but random

The lifeblood of any organization is the people. They will differentiate an organization from its competitors. The advantage of an organization is a direct correlation to the attention dedicated to people. The simplest way to assess an organization is by defining...