James McIntosh

NonsenseAtWork

Business EN ↓ 511 episodes

Boost your career and success by learning to deal with the nonsense of pleasing a boss, playing nice with colleagues, making subordinates productive, and living a life. (Why should you learn to deal with nonsense at work? Because nonsense stops you from being successful. Nonsense is always at work. It never stops. That’s the bad news. The good news is that there is always some sense in nonsense, if you look for it. And if you are willing to look for it, time and again you will find that you can make the nonsense at work work for you.)For more, visit https://nonsenseatwork.com

Author

James McIntosh

Category

Business

Podcast website

nonsenseatwork.com

Latest episode

Mar 25, 2025

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Episodes

#185: The Mentor’s Dilemma 21.12.2020

Being a master at does not entitle you to master over

#184: Managers Must Minimize Bad Potatoes 16.12.2020

Else the fizz will go out of getting work done well

#183: How to Blow a Good Bonus on Hygiene 14.12.2020

Money does not motivate. Not really.

#182: Your Chance to Play the Festive Half-Are-Stupid Game 09.12.2020

It’s only safe to play this time of year.

#181: Sometimes Going Backwards Moves You Forward 07.12.2020

And looking back is the only way to face your fears.

#180: Be Prepared to Have More Fun 02.12.2020

Always take a sweater.

#179: Stop Selling Your Discounts 30.11.2020

Two sales lessons to boost your festive sales success.

#178: Entitled to Give Thanks 25.11.2020

Obligations for nothing and the rights are free (with apologies to Dire Straits)

#177: The Fine Line Between Stick and Bully 23.11.2020

And why the carrot is left dangling

#176: Thanksgiving Before Expectations 18.11.2020

Don’t withhold gratitude until you have received.

#175: Who Leaves Untidy Mess... 16.11.2020

...thinks Mother Nature untidy

#174: Pass the Leadership Mantle On in Better Shape 11.11.2020

Else it will lose its magic.

#173: I Used to Be a but Man 09.11.2020

But it’s time to stop being one.

#172: The Lost U in Humor Puts the Joke on Us 04.11.2020

It’s not funny if only U get to laugh.

#171: Oh No, Sensible Them Is Now Us! 02.11.2020

Why kids should be given the vote.

#170: Where Dumb Leaders Originate 28.10.2020

The risk in being too timid to speak up (and too lazy to vote)

#169: The Buck Stops (Not) Here 26.10.2020

What to do if your wrongdoings are exposed

#168: Vice at Work 21.10.2020

What an effective VP does.

#167: Yawning in Meetings Is a Compliment 19.10.2020

But only in the face of danger.

#166: Stressing and Relaxing Causes Mental Fatigue 14.10.2020

Better to pick one state and live with it

#165: What Are You, a Projector or an Extender? 12.10.2020

The one is acting, the other authentic.

#164: Twitch Is How You Make Change Stick 07.10.2020

Use the Lizard Effect to leave your behind behind.

#163: Where Do Helpless Employees Come From? 05.10.2020

From parents who equate loving with doing.

#162: Wanted at Work: Less Personality, More Character 01.10.2020

Will you fire me if I fail my personality test?

#161: How to Easily Hit Your Far-Out Goals 29.09.2020

Aim slightly higher at goals further out.

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