We make excuses for colleagues and family members more often than we realize. Disqualifying someone because they might get defensive, “can’t” meet deadlines, have a certain skin color or are too old/too young is just an excuse. It causes distrust,...
How do I get a plan back on track once it stalls? This is one of the questions I hear most often from friends and colleagues. Especially this time of year, when a lot of teams are facing year-end deadlines and goals, the pressure is on to make progress and get stuff...
“My reality is just different from yours.” – Cheshire Cat from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Not long ago, I spent some time chatting with a team of directors from a large local company excitedly talking about a competition...
What does “transparency” even mean? The other day, a friend exploded through my door with this rant: “You can’t tell us that we are supposed to be transparent in our operations, then refuse to share our project plan with your own boss! In the same...
