Solutions or Confusion?
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Remember when everything caused cancer? Every other day there was a new story about some new research that showed some new substance... Read More
Ten Commandments for a Successful Career
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Those of you who have read my Ten Commandments for Leaders will notice that some of these commandments are the same. I... Read More
7. Make your decisions on facts! Intuition is better than no information at all, but facts are always best.
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In recent years there has been a great deal of hype for intuition. Hopefully, most of the hype is the result of... Read More
6. If you’re not passionate about what you are doing then go do something you are passionate about!
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It is really rather simple! Competition will demand that you are good at what you do. In order to be good you... Read More
5. Don’t worry about politics! In the long-term it is the results that count.
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All organizations have politics if we mean the kind of politics that occur from the natural group dynamics when people try to... Read More
4. You have to risk your job in order to do your job! Losing your job is not the worst thing that can happen! (It can often be the best!)
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Far too many people seem to think that the worst thing that can happen to them in working life is losing their... Read More
3. Never get yourself into an economic situation where you can’t afford to tell the company to go to hell!
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Many years ago I worked together with a man who I respected very much. I was around 30 years old and he... Read More
I was only following orders!
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“I was only following orders!” This classic statement has been used by people throughout history to justify immoral and unethical behaviour. The... Read More
2. Listen: No one knows everything! Your job is to lead, not to be an expert on every issue!
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Make sure you have the best people in your organization and then listen to them. You cannot win on your own! In... Read More
Ten Commandments for Managers: A Closer Look
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I have received a number of emails from people who appreciated “The Ten Commandments for Managers” that I published here some weeks... Read More