When you have a financial lens on decision-making sometimes it’s hard to consider any other factors. Leaders trained in a traditional ROI model often default to it in every situation. I saw this play out in unforgettable meeting I attended over a decade ago. I still remember exactly what.
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Have you ever experienced a situation where the experts charged with negotiating the deal wind up killing it, and destroying all the good will in the process? Consider the case of Bill. Bill landed a new client he was thrilled about. His customer was equally excited. The project was.
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She stood in the middle of the conference room, pointer in hand. When she paused mid-sentence to single me out in front of everyone, I was stunned. She had a smile on her face, but her eyes were boring a hole into my head. “Lisa, if you’re not comfortable.
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The first time I heard the song I kind of liked it, until I really listened, then I despised it. The twangy country ballad about a son discovering how much his late father loved him, spoke to people. Randy Travis sang, “We all thought his heart was made of.
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Why do you go to work? If you ask most people, they’ll say, I need the money. But the answer expands a bit if you ask people who work for a large company, or the government. Dig a little deeper and you’ll find many people work for big organizations.
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The man next to me in 38C is frustrated because the flight from Boston has been delayed by 2 hours. He’s got an aisle seat, and a drink in his hand, but he’s still very annoyed. Meanwhile, I’m in the center seat, between two big guys who are taking.
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Traditional thinking tells us people don’t like change. But if that were true, no one would ever get married or have a baby. Or move, or go to college, or change jobs, or the myriad of other changes we humans regularly impose on ourselves. People make huge sweeping changes.
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She loved making cards. For her, they were a work of art. She started out making them for friends and family. Beautiful creations of paper, ribbon, tissue, and anything else she could find. People swooned over her cards. She loved watching the look on someone’s face when they opened.
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Imagine you’re at a conference, and you have to choose between two programs for your afternoon session. Both presenters are experts in your field. One presenter has gathered a huge body of data and will be presenting it all in a long PowerPoint. The other presenter has amassed a.
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Do you change yourself to try to fit in? Or do you try to change the culture, to make it more inclusive for people like you? It’s a question for everyone who has ever been in the minority at work. Consider this scenario: Imagine a man walking into his.
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