Six ingredients of a Goal
Six ingredients to a goal is a follow up to my post You Cannot “Do” A Goal – You Can Do Activities. In this post I share a few more ingredients of a goal. If you want goals taken seriously, it starts with the team leader. Because if a leader wants team members to take goals [...]
Why Cats Suck at Social Media
There are multiple reasons why cats suck at social media. To begin with, their paws are a problem, they tend to swipe at the screen and scratch it, and they play with the mouse. But the biggest reason is cattiude. They are not social creatures. Cats are Territorial Cats don’t like to share and often [...]
The Motivation of Accomplishment
What is motivation? A young sales manager asked me for advice on motivating his team. I asked a few questions about his team and then asked if he knew what motivated his teammates individually. He told me that was easy. Since sales generated commissions, they were all motivated by money. And since he considered money [...]
Top Ten Questions not to Ask Your Boss
Questions not to ask your boss sometimes just slip out. We’ve all done it — opened our mouths before our brains engaged and asked our boss a question that undermined our career (or could have). Like the time I asked my boss what motivated him (do you think that’s not a bad question, wait until [...]
Can a Boss Be a Friend?
Good question. Can a boss be a friend? Have you been told not to be friends with your employees? If I asked, should a boss help his or her direct reports, would your answer be absolutely? However, isn't that what true friendship is, helping and supporting one another? Too often managers are advised not to [...]