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A few years ago, in my Counter Intelligence column, I suggsted that every company should have a Vice President of Fun and Games on the payroll. Someone who had the responsibility of making sure people were enjoying the time they spent at work. There’s plenty of research* to prove employees who Continue reading Building relationships with a bull horn I had Dawn Patrol coffee with a prospective client this morning. We had a good conversation and both of us met our objective. If the proper amount of follow up is applied, this early morning pow-wow could be the start of a mutually beneficial arrangement. As we were leaving, I turned and said, “Thanks for Continue reading Thanks for your time, no really . . . When we do brainstorming sessions during strategy retreats we usually encourage folks to open up and not hold back. I often use the acronym T-R-I-T-E to help them break their inhibitions. T-R-I-T-E stands for Taking Ridiculous Ideas To Extremes. And I tell the group that “we are going to explore the outer limits and then Continue reading Some new ideas are just plain dumb In his book God’s Politics, Jim Wallis offers this tip for anyone wishing to identify a member of Congress on the streets of Washington, DC: “They’re the ones . . . who walk around town with their fingers held high in the air, having just licked them and put them up to see which way Continue reading Wet Fingered Leadership – March 2005 May I Introduce “Thing One” and “Thing Two” Two of my clients are approaching change in their organizations from distinctly different perspectives and I think a short discussion of each situation might provide some food for thought to anyone contemplating a shift in their status quo. Both clients provide goods and services to the business Continue reading May I Introduce "Thing One" and "Thing Two" |
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