Ubdoup: urgent but depends on unavailable people
I just got home. It’s 9 PM. No big deal. It happens. The ubdoup got me; pronounced with short vowels
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I might miss these four-day weekends. Ever so slightly. But for the fact that they imply a subsequent workweek. I
Continue readingFinding purpose bottom-up and top-down
I changed the header on this website recently from “Finding fulfillment” to “Setting the conditions for success” and “Creating fulfillment.”
Continue readingKeep your hands out of your pockets: selflessness as a leadership tool
I’m combining a few books on my shelf for this one. I suppose I do that with all my articles.
Continue readingWill I miss these four-day weekends?
Compared to what? Everyday being a weekend? I got to admit, unlike a typical civilian job, although my work hours
Continue readingThe real reason to ask, "You need any help?"
That way, when you say, “Nah, I’m good,” even though you’re not sure what if anything at the moment because
Continue readingGame of telephone and technology-enhanced indecision
Cumulative errors. Compounded errors. It’s frustrating enough to watch a message between peers work like a game of telephone, in
Continue readingBehind on my dreams and being just a 1% entrepreneur
I’ve been catching up on my one-year subscriptions to Entrepreneur and Success magazines that I never read. I read about
Continue readingCatch-22ing it up
After a brief Google search, turns out that Catch-22 was based on actual military work experience. The author, Joseph Heller,
Continue readingWorking under big-boy rules and, "Did you bring enough for everybody?"
Bottom-up vs. top-down. Capitalism and libertarianism vs. socialism or authoritarianism. Flat vs. hierarchical organizations. Decentralization vs. centralization. Leader-to-leader. Mentor-to-mentor. Parent-to-future-responsible-adult.
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