For a long time, I thought the quote “You’re not stupid, you just don’t know much yet” came from Winnie the Pooh. Recently I found out it’s actually said by Karak to Vuk, when he
There are moments in leadership—organizational development being a very typical example—when the company’s long-term interests require decisions that don’t feel good for the leader’s ego
It just so happened that lately I’ve had two conversations that connected to each other in a rather interesting way.
There are times—an economic downturn, a change in regulations—when a company simply can’t provide work for everyone. And that means we may have to say goodbye to good people, trusted colleagues, long-time team members.
When a leader has to let a team member go, the emotional side of the decision always comes up. But, as I mentioned in the first part of this series, taking a step back and looking at the bigger picture can sometimes help reduce the stress that comes with it.
A few months ago, I had two particularly tough days in a row, dealing with moderately difficult tasks and very difficult people. In one case, I was mediating the signing of a large contract. The subject
Last week, I held my first performance evaluation meeting of the year with myself, and I had a look on my annual and mid-term goals. My list includes various goals related to personal life, learning, health, and of course, work
In recent weeks I got more and more tasks, and after a relatively calm period, I found myself back in the rat race. Near the return of time constraints and the need for strict planning to be in the right place at the right time, the constant underlying tension, which I hadn't missed
I have been thinking about this topic for more than a decade now, always referred to under the working title "Three Deaths," based on Lev Tolstoy's collection of short stories, "Three Deaths"
When I took over the management of the company, the beginning was very tough, working six days a week, for many hours each day. Something had to change. The next step was to have a look on the decision-making process