Change Management and the Golden Calf
By Brbbl (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsThe Golden Calf is a story about the peril of a leader pushing change too quickly. As you may...
View ArticleHow To Get Resources Over Someone’s Dead Body
Ever been in a situation where you absolutely need a project to be resourced, but there are no resources? I remember one particularly extreme case that I had to deal with. I was a product manager, and...
View ArticleLessons From Jason Collins: Coming Out As a Parent in the Office
Mother With Child by Mzacha via rgbphotoFace hidden to protect her career? Jason Collins article is the first active professional male athlete to come out. Collins wrote a first person account of his...
View ArticleWho Else Wants Two Weeks Paid Vacation Before the Start Date?
Chaplin should have taken 2 weeks off before starting his new job I heard a crazy idea the other day: Offer people two weeks of paid vacation before they start work. Literally before they start work....
View ArticleFive Reasons To Offer Two Weeks Pre’cation Before the Start Date
Rocking Chair Crayon Box by Andrew Morrell Via Flickr CC Recently I published a post on the Pre’cation, the most innovative employee benefit I have seen in years. The pre’cation offers employees two...
View ArticleThe Secret Flaw In Work Life Balance
I’ve never liked the phrase work/life balance. I’m just not comfortable saying it. I like the sentiment, but the phrase is somehow wrong. I now understand why, but it will take me a while to get there....
View ArticleIs Life Balance Better Than Work/Life Balance?
Talented Man by Erkuthanci via Flickr cc I have an issue with work/life balance. By putting work & life on the same line, it implies an equivalency between the two. And by putting work first, it...
View ArticleHelp! I’ve Fallen Into Work Idolatry
I am running a contest design the cover for “Busting Your Corporate Idol.” The average contest lasts seven days, and gets 100-200 total designs. This one has over 300 designs in just 3 days. Many are...
View ArticleDo Americans Really Scoff At Six Weeks Vacation?
Beaver. He is happy and likes to work. And you? by Marcos Zerene via Flickr CC What would you do with six weeks vacation? I remember starting to get antsy on the second week of my honeymoon. It was the...
View ArticleAre You Anonymously Excellent?
Michael Jackson had plenty of recognition “So You Think You Can Dance” is a reality show where would-be professional dancers perform, viewers vote, and judges judge. If you like dance, you’ll love the...
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