The problem with happiness is sadness demands attention.
When you’re unhappy you know it. You tell your friends. You complain at work.
You barely notice when you’re happy. No one phones a friend to say, “You got a minute. I’m happy and I want to talk it over with you.”
People need things from the boss. They show up to ask, explain, and justify. You want the boss to support you. Learn to think like the boss so you can thrive.
Notice when the boss bristles. Avoid those behaviors.
You build a foundation for mutual success when you think like the boss.
The worst thing about a bad boss is they don’t think they’re bad.
This post has 26 questions that expose bad bosses.
Improvement is possible once you know if you need to improve.
Tenacity is the reason problems persist. Endurance is great until it doesn’t work.
Nagging frustration over the same problem means you’re repeatedly doing things that don’t work.
Sometimes wisdom adapts by trying something that feels wrong.
Keep reading for 5 ways wisdom adapts.
The pursuit of excellence insults those who like things as they are.
Short-term thinkers reject the pursuit of excellence. Stagnant organizations die because the pursuit of excellence hurts at first.
Hierarchy dislikes the pursuit of excellence because it offends snobbery.
Here are 4 alerts for leaders dedicated to the pursuit of excellence.
John Maxwell said, “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” When I told John that I felt the weight of his statement, He replied optimistically that it also represents opportunity.
If everything rises or falls on leadership, practice self-leadership first.
This post has 3 practical ways to practice self-leadership. What can you add?
