Knowing the Right Thing – August 1, 2021
LEARN A LITTLE:Knowing the Right Thing to Do Requires Judgment All one has to do today is look around--at the news, social media, in Boardrooms or legislative chambers--and you will see disconcerting examples of poor judgment. Such observations call to mind a story...
Done, But Not Finished – July 1, 2021
LEARN A LITTLE:Done, But Not Finished One of the curious behaviors of so many organizational leaders is their constant preoccupation with being finished. Personal organizers that will help such individuals become finished seem to be breeding on the web and there are...
What Are Your Values? – June 1, 2021
LEARN A LITTLE:What Are Your Values? A recent conversation with a colleague stayed with me and prompted the following thoughts. We were discussing his place of employment and he remarked, “My boss only cares about one thing—the bottom line.” I asked if the company had...
An Important Question – May 1, 2021
LEARN A LITTLE:An Important Question How would you answer this question? “If, at the end of the day, you could have more of something than you had when you woke up, what would that be?” When asked a question similar to the one above, Charlie Munger, a billionaire,...
Open and Honest Communication – April 1, 2021
LEARN A LITTLE:Open and Honest Communication I realize that the title of this blog is almost a leadership cliché, but I would like to share some thoughts about the importance of the concept. Has the thought occurred to you as leaders that what we do is messy? In fact,...
Principle of the Thirds – March 1, 2021
LEARN A LITTLE:The Principle of The Thirds You may have heard of the rule of thirds as it pertains to photography, but the principle of the thirds being shared here pertains to the nature of organizations and human dynamics. I have no statistical research to support...
Driving With Your Foot on the Brake – February 1, 2021
LEARN A LITTLE:Driving with Your Foot on the Brake Recently my wife and I returned home after a road trip of nearly two thousand miles via a combination of two-lane highways and expressways. The trip was enjoyable and allowed us to catch up with one another, but it...
Two Trips to the Dumpster – January 1, 2021
LEARN A LITTLE: Two Trips to the Dumpster I have often talked and written about taking out the trash, thoughts regarding the need for us to take out the garbage of our minds–especially as it relates to negative talk about ourselves and containers of smelly pessimism....
It’s Amazing What Praising Can Do, Part II – December 1, 2020
LEARN A LITTLE:It’s Amazing What Praising Can Do (part 2) As noted last month we shared some practical insights for praising and recognizing employees in the workplace. That list continues after the following introduction. It’s an established fact that effective...
It’s Amazing What Praising Can Do, Part I – November 1, 2020
LEARN A LITTLE:It’s Amazing What Praising Can Do (part 1) It’s a well-researched fact that praising and recognizing employees provides them with an uplifting moment and serves as a source of increased engagement. Rare indeed is the person who doesn’t feel encouraged...