Telecommuting isn’t a new topic. Under the right conditions there are many advantages for both employees and employers. At both ends of the spectrum there are jobs that are impossible for telecommuting (i.e.: manufacturing) and there are jobs that are perfect (i.e.: some accounting tasks). We find the challenges in that grey blob in the middle. Those challenges can be our…
I think like everyone, I could stand to drop a little weight. I’m not morbidly obese, but I have a specific weight, 195 pounds (or about 88.5 kilos) where I really start to feel awful. I’m lethargic, I have nightly acid reflux, blood pressure is up, and my lab results tend toward those seemingly inevitable middle-age…
Tomorrow is the essence of optimism. It comes in at midnight – pure and clean. How it ends… is up to us.
Shout out and thanks to Jamie Meloni and his radio program “That Business Show” in Tampa. It was a great time. Click the link below. That Business Show with Jamie Meloni 08-04-2016 8AM
This is both a thank you note and a quick reminder… First, thanks to those who have already downloaded my book (6 Rabbit Holes of Leadership) and who have left reviews. It has been a big help. The book has been trending #1 in its category since the beginning of the week. Pretty awesome!! The…
You know what the bad endings are, avoid them. This isn’t a slasher movie. Stay out of the basement. Don’t go to the attic. Don’t get into the van. ~ K.W. Wrede
Excerpts from my coming book “6 Rabbit Holes of Leadership”: Charisma is not the foundation of leadership. Charisma is not a predictor of success or failure. Don’t argue with the Internet. Leadership can be taught, charisma cannot. Leadership is a voluntary role. If you do not enjoy the role, there is no shame in seeking…
If nothing else, the only thing you’ll get out of a bad work experience is a series of learning points. You can learn as much about “what not to do” as “what you should do”. Great article by Ron Feher https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/10-ways-identify-bad-manager-ron-feher?trk=pulse-det-nav_art
I had some interesting responses from my leadership as a suit analogy (posting on 30 July 2015). I thought the feedback would be beneficial to share because the comments are representative of those informal leadership discussions we have all shared a thousand times at lunch, in a classroom, or sitting in a bar. These exchanges are…