We may not recognize him as a bully at the time, but we love to watch him in action. The way he can push his way through a problem without apprehension or concern for repercussions gets us all worked up. We get vicarious gratification seeing someone use brute force to get his way. It must be so refreshing, we think, to live that way—not have to worry about consequences … Read More Why we Love the Bully
There is a quote going around that goes something like this, “I’ve never met a successful person who leaves their shopping cart in the middle of the parking lot.” It troubles me. The quote, that is. I mean, when people leave their shopping cart out, it bugs me too, but not as much as this quote. For one thing, it’s ridiculous. I either know or know … Read More Those Damnable Shopping Cart Sluggards
At many institutions across the country we are witnessing the great padding of the upper echelons of the organizational structure. CEOs are hiring more VPs, VPs are hiring more Associate VPs, and Associate VPs are hiring more Assistant VPs. When you fancy yourself a big picture person, it’s nice to be able to hire someone to tackle certain problems. Let’s say your organization is … Read More That “Big Picture” Guy
We’re having some work done on our house. The other day we had massive rainfall and the ceiling started leaking. We immediately contacted the general contractor who in turn contacted the sub-contractor who made it to our house a few hours later. He was attentive, concerned, and in short order located what he believed to be the problem. “Looks like the roofers just missed a … Read More Absentee Management
