When people do (seemingly) unforgivable things to you Do you…? A. Send an email “setting them straight.” B. Determine that the bad situation will never work out. C. Try to persuade them Read More »
Envy – How to deal with it. (3 steps) When you find yourself in an influential position, don’t be surprised if it arouses envy. You can’t avoid it. You can avoid becoming embroiled in Read More »
How to Lose at Leadership 1. If the leader has to obtain a following by force or cunning, by conspiracy or creating factions, that leader will invariably arouse resistance. Read More »
When you make suggestions, do people take your advice? I suggested that someone thank two people. (The two had been helpful to him.) I thought he’d be thankful for my suggestion. Instead, he bristled, Read More »
How to get People to Participate When you need more people, thank the ones you have. And here’s the key – thank them publicly. I served on a conference planning committee Read More »
Has somebody done you wrong? Has someone done this to you? Not showed up for an appointment? Cut you off when you made a suggestion? Not returned your call? Read More »
We achieve nothing if we shut ourselves off. I recently read a biography of the musician Willie Nelson. He tried for years to make it in Nashville, the place where ‘country singers’ were Read More »
Are We Missing Something? Three scenarios: A SPOUSE. A survey found that the number one reason that men cheat on their wives is NOT that the mistress is Read More »
Disappointment – What YOU can do About It After a disappointment, you may think there is nothing you can do, that the matter is out of your hands. This is not true. In Read More »