A young(ish) audience member came up to me at a conference I was set to speak at last year, and said, (I’m paraphrasing throughout, but not much) “Richard, I’ve read…
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Growing Pains - How do I Fit in Around Here?
“If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.” – Steve Jobs People involved in the work of any…
It's Not About the Phones
If I hear this question one more time… I won’t be surprised. “How do we get these people to get off their phones and get their work done?” First point: it’s…
Workplace Productivity in the Post-Inauguration Period
Psst! Psst! Yeah, you. Look around. Listen. What do you hear? Does your workplace look and sound like it usually does? I bet it doesn’t. Odds are that more people…
On Being the New Sheriff
As of noon today, for those of us in the US, there will be, as we say, a new sheriff in town. Based on the popular vote, more than half…
All Millennials Are...Different
Years ago, I participated in a diversity workshop that featured an exercise called “All Iowans are Naive”, the object of which was to expose the fallacy of stereotypes. And fallacious…
Who You Gonna Hire This Year, and Why?
Money magazine says 2017 is going to be the best job market in years. The National Association of Colleges and Employers says things are going to be a bit flat. And ManpowerGroup…
Teaching is the Best Way to Learn
Sometimes, reminders of important lessons come in the most peculiar forms. I’ve long known that one of the best ways to truly understand a concept is to teach it to…
It's the Holiday Season, So Celebrate...Productively
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Know how I can tell? Because no one in the corporate world wants to talk about, think about, or do much of…
Why No One Wants to "Join" Your Organization
A venerable old institution in my hometown of Jacksonville, Florida has just announced that after 48 years, it’s shutting its doors for good. The University Club, a traditional (and I…