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Grasp Gap - Why you don't know what to do -|- A couple of years ago I made up my mind to purchase a firearm. Landing on this decision was the easy part. But then I quickly realized that I...

How You Treat Them - Our viewpoint dictates our actions -|- Yesterday at work I saw a girl who I hired and employed way back in 2017. Her interview at that point in time couldn't have gone better. I still...

Constant Calculation - The question at the core of everything -|- A few weeks ago I wrote about the fact that asking good questions is a manager’s most unrecognized tool. An effective question can provoke thoughtfulness and even possess the...

4 Types of Employees - Which group are you in? -|- A handful of years ago random Facebook surveys were all the rage. “Which Disney princess are you?...Which Hunger Games character are you?”, etc. While quizzes like these are mostly...

The Measure of a Manager - Pt. 3 - A leader's most enjoyable tool -|- Imagine if you or I challenged ten TV producers to make hit shows in various different genres. A drama? Can do. A mystery? Got it....

The Measure of a Manager - Pt. 2 - A leader's most underutilized tool -|- What is the hardest part of managing other people? Is it being held accountable for results that are not your own? Is it handling the...

The Measure of a Manager - Pt. 1 - A leader's most unrecognized tool -|- Managing people can be extremely challenging, and there are numerous different factors that contribute to this. Sometimes the team is made up of subpar players....

"I Think I Saw You" - Lessons from the Coldplay Catastrophe -|- Only someone living under a rock could have missed what unfolded at a Coldplay concert last month. After shying away when shown on the kiss cam, it came...

18 Summers- Work Edition - Enjoy it while it lasts! -|- In recent years I have intentionally shifted my reading away from books to articles. Without a doubt, the wisdom from James Clear has become my top source. But coming...

Paranoid - A key to long-term success -|- Would you describe yourself as a paranoid person? How about the organization that you manage or work in. Is it paranoid?  We tend to think of being paranoid as a negative. Paranoia...