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Self-Command: Four Horses and One Charioteer
Self-Command: Four Horses and One Charioteer
How you manage yourself is an endless and customized exercise in choosing goals and pursuing them over time. The process can be thoughtful…
Thomas Bateman
Jun 17, 2023
Misleading Myths and Useful Advice about Being Proactive
Misleading Myths and Useful Advice about Being Proactive
What is the deep meaning of “We should’ve been more proactive”? By changing how we think and behave, we influence our futures. Studies show…
Thomas Bateman
Nov 22, 2021
3 Questions To Solve The PTO Puzzle
3 Questions To Solve The PTO Puzzle
It’s not that people don’t WANT to take time off; sometimes it can feel like an impossible task.
John Hartley
Aug 10, 2021
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Lead by Example, A Leadership Style for Sustainable Changes
Lead by Example, A Leadership Style for Sustainable Changes
Changes are difficult. Leaders lead the changes by setting the example, and by showing that it is possible
Mohit Gupta
Mar 22, 2021
The 1986 Challenger Disaster Informs the COVID-19 Pandemic
The 1986 Challenger Disaster Informs the COVID-19 Pandemic
How to Make Bad and Good Decisions about Risk
Thomas Bateman
Jul 8, 2020
Self Management at Work: 3 Critical Resources
Self Management at Work: 3 Critical Resources
Managers have three important personal capacities they use every day to survive and thrive in their environments. These resources are…
Scott S. Bateman
Mar 4, 2021
The Most Powerful Mindfulness is Future-focused: Use Mental Time Travel to Navigate Your Destiny
The Most Powerful Mindfulness is Future-focused: Use Mental Time Travel to Navigate Your Destiny
“We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.” — Bertrand Russell
Thomas Bateman
Aug 30, 2019
Essential Characteristics That Lead to Elite-Performing Engineering Teams
Essential Characteristics That Lead to Elite-Performing Engineering Teams
Four Key Metrics to Measure Your Team’s Performance
Dylan Roy
Nov 17, 2020
How to Discover, Customize, and Optimize Your Best Ways to Fight Climate Change
How to Discover, Customize, and Optimize Your Best Ways to Fight Climate Change
In the United States, we’ve reached a tipping point where the public is concerned and alarmed about climate change. Experts and laypeople…
Thomas Bateman
Jan 26, 2020
Management Skills Grow with Maturity and Devotion to Learning
Management Skills Grow with Maturity and Devotion to Learning
A “good manager” is someone who earns that label by understanding that it comes with time, maturity, experience and a dedication to…
Scott S. Bateman
Feb 3, 2021
How a Solo Business Owner Can Set Prices
How a Solo Business Owner Can Set Prices
A pricing strategy for solo business owners depends on three factors that impact whether the business will survive in the long run.
Scott S. Bateman
Oct 24, 2019
My Management Productivity Depended on 10,000 Blocks of Time
My Management Productivity Depended on 10,000 Blocks of Time
I was relieved to find out that my time management practices didn’t make me obsessive compulsive. Elon Musk proved it for me.
Scott S. Bateman
Dec 28, 2018
This Could Be the Most Important Personality Trait. Really.
This Could Be the Most Important Personality Trait. Really.
And It’s Yours for the Taking
Thomas Bateman
Feb 1, 2019
Leaders are Emotional; Managers are Rational
Leaders are Emotional; Managers are Rational
Critical Business Skills Tap 2 Different Human Capabilities
Scott S. Bateman
Oct 22, 2020
How to Fire Bad Employees and Have a Clear Conscience
How to Fire Bad Employees and Have a Clear Conscience
Anyone who spends a long time in management may have to face one of the most unpleasant tasks of all: firing an employee.
Scott S. Bateman
Dec 8, 2018
Status Quo Leaders Ride a Company to the Bottom
Status Quo Leaders Ride a Company to the Bottom
Status quo leadership is the art of managing a business the way it always has been managed, even when major change is necessary for…
Scott S. Bateman
Feb 21, 2019
Managers Advance Careers By Leading in Their Communities
Managers Advance Careers By Leading in Their Communities
Managers and staff people alike can advance their careers by taking on volunteer leadership roles in their communities.
Scott S. Bateman
Apr 13, 2020
How to Battle Job Insecurity in a Stressful Workplace
How to Battle Job Insecurity in a Stressful Workplace
4 ways to prove you are a valuable employee — to yourself and your boss
Scott S. Bateman
Jan 2, 2020
Personal Agency Drives a New-look Motive Hierarchy
Personal Agency Drives a New-look Motive Hierarchy
The “Maslow Pyramid” was Magnificent but Confining. Put Yourself in Charge.
Thomas Bateman
Apr 24, 2020
Toxic Employee vs Toxic Boss
Toxic Employee vs Toxic Boss
A reflection of my experience with a negative work environment.
Jessyca Siracuse
Jan 27, 2021
Strategy Turns Abstract Goals into Concrete Results
Strategy Turns Abstract Goals into Concrete Results
A strategy is a plan. The concept is that simple. But developing a good plan isn’t simple at all.
Scott S. Bateman
Apr 29, 2021
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