The Buck Stops Here

If you feel like you don’t really have much say at work – you’re probably right. Here’s how to start making a real impact on your day-to-day reality…

Apply the Pressure

What do teamwork and dancing have in common? Here’s why it’s worth it to challenge and be challenged – and where to find the kind of healthy pressure at work that keeps you from going soft…

Don’t Piss in Your Boots

If you go for the easiest option today, it will most likely come back to bite you tomorrow. Here’s a nasty military metaphor that always drags me back from the path of least resistance…

The Rest Are to Be Friends

If you can’t make everyone like you, at least make sure you’re not needlessly making enemies. Here’s how to cut the emotional cost and set smart boundaries at work…

Death to Internal Email

If we work at the same company and you need to send me an email – something has gone seriously wrong. Here’s why I think it’s time to ditch internal epistolography altogether…

Every Pro Has Its Cons

Everyone on the team has their own role, and you don’t have to play them all. Here’s how to grow and delegate effectively in a world where the “complete player” doesn’t exist and aiming for the “golden mean” would only lead to mediocrity…

Check the Other Cab

If you have to buy something, check prices with at least two suppliers. Here’s how the law of diminishing returns plays out at 2 a.m. on the train station in the middle of nowhere…