How Can You Positively Impact Your Culture?
Each team member impacts the culture of an organization (positively or negatively) because emotions pass from person to person. Fifteen years ago, I was working for a particularly mean-spirited manager….
Time Parasite? Just Walk Away!
Damon couldn’t believe that I just left in the middle of the conversation and left him hanging. Later on, he came to my office and I explained the art of…
You’re Your Best Asset!
I had some trouble connecting with this boss. He was a nice enough guy but he took everything I said so literally. I like to kid around. When I was…
Kick Apathy’s A$$!
The stench of apathy permeated our department. I had been there for about a month and had watched as my team floundered on figuring out what needed to be done…
WTF!? You want me to do WHAT!?
I was certainly at an impasse. I wanted our team to do well on the inspection, however, I wasn’t comfortable doing what my supervisor suggested. Instead of just telling the…
Making It Through The Office Social Intact
Yes, it’s that time…TIME FOR THE ANNUAL OFFICE PARTY! WOOT WOOT! You’ve been waiting, patiently, for it to come up and now, finally, it is here. That person in accounting…
Leading With Humor
Now that all of the phone booths are gone….where does Superman change? This may not be the kind of deep question that you ponder as you sip your coffee in…
Man Plans, God Laughs (Choose To Laugh Along)
I’d been planning it for about a month. I had contacted the people who ran the Chris Isaak concert where I had bought tickets but had heard nothing back. The…
The World Class Butthole
I was coming up on my first annual performance evaluation as an officer in the Navy and, as the day approached for my debrief, I wasn’t really worried because I…
SHUT UP!
He was trying to be patient. I know he was. I was excited to be at my first duty station and learn my trade. I had just gotten finished with…