by Jonathan | Sep 21, 2018 | Leadership
When I was younger I thought “if I just work longer, then I could get everything done.” Over time, I changed my mind. In my early 30s I began to believe that “if I just work smarter, then I could get everything done.” I have changed my mind...
by Jonathan | Sep 19, 2018 | Leadership
Our superstar didn’t quit because the organization denied him a $3,000 per year pay increase. He quit because the response to his request, in a way, disrespected him. The response distilled down to: If we do it for you, then we have to do it for everyone else in...
by Jonathan | Sep 18, 2018 | Leadership
50% of people have “no idea” or only “some idea” about what is expected from them at work (Gallup research, not opinion). Want to know the kicker: this isn’t only a rank-and-file problem. It turns out that only about 50% of managers know...
by Jonathan | Sep 17, 2018 | Leadership
Oh look, it’s Monday again. And, you are doing that work again. You know, that work that you told yourself you would quit doing by now. But you haven’t quit yet. Why? For every good reason. “It hasn’t been bad this week.” “I need...
by Jonathan | Sep 14, 2018 | Leadership
No, I don’t want to “work for you.” I want to work for myself. Don’t misunderstand. I am not talking about entrepreneurship. I am talking about anyone who exchanges their effort for money. We should remove “works for me” from our...
by Jonathan | Sep 10, 2018 | Leadership
Watch out for micro-stories. Micro-stories are those one or two sentence stories we tell ourselves about some aspect of our lives. Most people aren’t even aware they have these micro-stories. They also aren’t aware of how often they share these stories....
