NonsenseAtWork

#60: Tidily cheating at resolutions 31.12.2019 1:00 ↓

Some months ago I made a New Year’s resolution. You read right. Months ago.

#59: Speed up to slow time 30.12.2019 1:00 ↓

The older you get, the faster time ticks as it runs out for you. But for a child, the same year can feel like an age unto itself.

#58: Your approach to the great unwrapping is a clue to your future 27.12.2019 1:00 ↓

How you reacted points to how you are likely to respond to what awaits you in the coming year.

#57: Bliss in hand is worth two hopes in the mud 24.12.2019 1:00 ↓

We shouldn’t be surprised when we land in the mud of the moment.

#56: ‘Tis the season when some sellers won’t sell 23.12.2019 1:00 ↓

Your job is to sell it to the customer standing in front of you.

#55: How to dump the American way 18.12.2019 1:00 ↓

I am disappointed that they refuse to do the American thing. Boost the economy by buying new stuff.

#54: The 4th Way to beat the Joneses 17.12.2019 1:00 ↓

Why do some people keep up with the Joneses better than others?

#53: Your annual jolly fat expectation comes with a catch 13.12.2019 1:00 ↓

It’s the time of year that sets you wondering.  Wondering whether you’ve been good enough to expect a reward from the jolly fat man in the corner office.

#52: When you plan, plan to fuhgeddaboudit 05.12.2019 1:00 ↓

If you must project, then at least start with zeros. Zero-based thinking will help you lose your memory.

#51: Why you struggle to look blown-away busy 04.12.2019 1:00 ↓

Fake busyness has taught me three lessons.

#50: You will fail unless you check the order of things 03.12.2019 1:00 ↓

As with much in life, it’s all in the order of things. Sequence matters. In the beginning was not the end.

#49: Your one habit is making you a pessimist or an optimist 27.11.2019 1:00 ↓

The word ‘expectation’ has two meanings. It can mean ‘looking forward to’ or ‘it is my due.’

#48: You will benefit from being entitled to give thanks 26.11.2019 1:00 ↓

Here we go again, the time of year that highlights entitlement.  Thanksgiving is simply too close to Giveme, that other celebrated family holiday.

#47: Your goal has a gap between promised and delivered 22.11.2019 1:00 ↓

We have been conned into believing that shouting a goal will force us to achieve it. Or risk being embarrassed. This is simply not correct.

#46: You must dance to get stoned 21.11.2019 1:00 ↓

We get stuck when we don't do and we don't move.

#45: How fearful is your short-sighted hierarchy? 05.11.2019 1:00 ↓

Fear at any level on the hierarchy makes all of us short-sighted.

#44: To be a leader, be a leader 31.10.2019 1:00 ↓

You want to be a leader? Then be a leader. It’s that simple. However, there’s just one little problem.

#43: Get lost to get fresh 29.10.2019 1:00 ↓

Get lost for a fresh perspective on life.

#42: Why you can’t live your life in a straight line 24.10.2019 1:00 ↓

The turns determine where you end up.

#41: No tantrum needed as you add bad days 22.10.2019 1:00 ↓

Why do infants throw more effective tantrums than adults?

#40: Trying to be glum is too much fun 17.10.2019 1:00 ↓

Happy chappies with their fake smiley faces and their ‘have a nice day’ choruses annoy me into grumpy retorts. 

#39: Can the bad, then raise the praise 15.10.2019 1:00 ↓

It seems that every generation repeats the same old debate: should we reward good behavior or punish bad?

#38: Become a bigger Who as you shrink your What 10.10.2019 1:00 ↓

By now you know there are only three ways of changing.

#37: Give goals the laser treatment before it’s too late 08.10.2019 1:00 ↓

Here’s the trick to achieving your goals. When you are running out of time, it’s time to make like a laser.

#36: When in a moral morass, think with your gut 03.10.2019 1:00 ↓

Are you a moral hypocrite? Of course you are. So are we.