NonsenseAtWork

You are a manager. You are supposed to manage problems into successes. Not successes into problems. So, before you start your whining and firing, be very sure that there is no way for you to manage the “wrong one” into being a “right one”.

Every time you encounter nonsense, you are free to decide whether you see “sense” or “non-sense.” You are, indeed, the creator of nonsense. Or of sense. Your choice.

Surprise, surprise, research shows we are far more sensitive to being under-rewarded than over-rewarded. So we shouldn't be so hard on the what's-in-it-for-me generation.

We read words. But we hear tone of voice.

It matters little whether others know you corrected someone who has done something wrong. But it matters much when others don't know whether you disciplined someone for doing a wrong thing.

Fairness is a matter of perception and individuals can perceive inequity if they feel under-rewarded and, surprisingly, if they feel over-rewarded.

The annual office festivities are returning. Unless, of course, you still WFH, in which case you will be PAT (partying at home). Annual office parties always remind me of this true story from way back in 2015. (Maybe I can't forget it because modern art befuddles me. Maybe because corporate communication baffles me. Maybe because cleaning ladies are privy (ha!) to secrets. Maybe all the above.)

In case the threat of recession does not recede, heed this radical advice: Don’t be seduced by fancy financials. Just follow the (real) money.

Here's my favorite definition of politics, from Merriam-Webster: Politics is "the art or science of government."

Why is it my favorite? Because it not only applies to countries, counties and municipalities. It also applies to organizations. The art of leadership might get all the attention, but if a leader cannot govern.... 

And surprise, surprise. Lobbying is a huge part of governing well. But only if those who lobby know how to lobby well.

Here's an uncomfortable truth about (raw) capitalism. When there's more than a sniff of risk in the air, we are more than willing to compromise our values to stay "successful."