Just Human: Business And Leadership

Is It All About The Buzz?

Hey everyone,

Back from some major spinal surgery with some food for thought: Is “leadership” your buzzword?

So we know we hear buzzwords all the time in business: add-value, leadership, empowerment, ROI etc. According to the…

Not Every Leader Has To Be A Boss

When we think of leadership, often we think of “boss, manager, assistant manager, CEO, CFO” and the like. Most of us think of leadership as having to be in a management role.

A Time of Need — Learning Leadership in Alternative History Fiction

We all know the adage of being doomed to repeat history. We often use it in leadership to learn from past mistakes and failures. But another worthy exploration is the “What ifs” or even “Bad Brainstorming” to…

Regret Stops Motion

I think we all have regrets in our lives. Our entertainment world is full of movies and books about how to go back in time and “fix” everything. Many stories show how doing so would have irrevocable changes that could ruin your future life or other’s lives. Some show that trying to do so…

Creative Leadership: Outside The Box

I’m playing a mobile game titled Words With Friends by Zynga. For the uninitiated, it’s a bit like Scrabble with some questionable definitions. The key is to form words with tiles and each player gets 7 random tiles apiece. Each letter has different points awarded…

See The Message Behind The Mad-Ness

We all get frustrated in our careers, our jobs, our life. All of us. Doesn’t matter if you love your job 99% of the time and love your life. Frustration, boredom, anger, and sadness can happen. The thing is most people only see the frustration, boredom, anger, and…

Who Moved My Cheese — Week 4

Pages 53–58

Summary

Haw is being brave as he starts to move through the Maze. He finds tidbits of new Cheese here and there but not enough to satisfy him for long. Most of hall, Haw finds himself facing himself rather than…

Want To Be A Better Leader? Do Something You Suck At.

I don’t do well in a lot of things that I truly enjoy doing. Cooking, baking, singing, drawing, and more. But you know what? I’m no longer afraid to do them. And you know what else? I fail.