#1. Prepare your replacement: Work yourself out of a job before working into one. Train and enable your replacement so your transition upward is an easy choice. The more essential you are the… Continue reading
Being supportive means going-with rather than going-against. I was having coffee with a few local business men when I realized again that going against can be annoying. A negative listening habit: When you… Continue reading
“The boss says you’re too important to be promoted.” Don’t believe it. That’s selfish bull crap. Some bosses promise promotions in order to appease you. They are lying manipulators. Their goal is to… Continue reading
Susan Shearouse lists five sources of conflict in her book, “Conflict 101.” Information conflicts are disagreements about facts or data. Interest conflicts center on underlying concerns, desires, and needs. In order to solve… Continue reading
Image source Inexperienced leaders rage against wrongs they want to right but are short on solutions. It’s easy to point out inadequacies. Experienced leaders stop raging against wrongs because they’ve experienced the challenge… Continue reading
You’ll never be great and negative at the same time. The positive side of negativity is you’ll eventually be right. Bad things happen. Problems arise. Crisis is inevitable. Being right, however, doesn’t create… Continue reading
