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Everybody in the world asks the same question. All executives, all managers, supervisors and coworkers. Even all spouses, partners and parents ask the same question. So what’s the question? If you don’t know, you’re in trouble. And if you don’t know the answer to the question, you are having a lot more stress, anger, anxiety, frustration, and disappointment than you …
Walking down the street in Key West with my wife, I was caught by an unusual sign in a shop window. It said, “Tell your boss exactly how you feel … and … the truth shall set you free.” Yes, I suppose so, in more ways than one. In many organizations, if you’re an employee, it’s dangerous to tell your …
A while ago I asked a manager at a company where I was speaking how many people he had working for him. He replied, “About half of them.” And when I asked one of the employees in that same organization how long he’d been working for the company, he answered, “Ever since they threatened to fire me.” I didn’t know …
How much do people like you? Really like you? At work? I’ve had a few clients who respond tell me: “Hey, I don’t care if people like me. I’m paid to get my job done. And I don’t give a da_n if I ever win some stupid Miss Congeniality contest.” That’s pathetic. Because they have no idea how much that …
