by Jonathan | May 5, 2020 | Leadership
My family is getting more annoyed with me. (And it’s not because we are spending every hour together COVID-19 sheltering.) While washing the dishes or folding the laundry or cleaning the bathroom or doing any of the chores I have done a thousand times, I have...
by Jonathan | Apr 20, 2020 | Leadership
Make your request easy to act on. If there is no action from those above you on your idea, then it could be because you haven’t presented it in a way someone can act on. (It could also be because your idea sucks, btw. Just sayin’.) I would encourage you to...
by Jonathan | Apr 19, 2020 | Future of Leadership Letter, Leadership
Ben and I showed up a few minutes early to the Zoom meeting. I love the few moments on a Zoom call just before a meeting formally starts. People act like people instead of corporate bots. We chatted. He told me a story about a recent outing he and his young son...
by Jonathan | Apr 17, 2020 | Leadership
The question came up long ago when I advocated for a new part time WFH situation for a member of my team. The question from my bosses: “Well, how will you know he is actually working?” I think I kept it to only a mental eye-roll, but I am not certain. I...
by Jonathan | Apr 16, 2020 | Leadership
It’s 3 months from now-Have you over maintained the spring/summer yard or have you started that one important business relationship? It’s 6 months from now -Did you return every email or did you start a challenging new initiative at work? It’s 12...
