“I keep six honest serving men they taught me all I knew, their names were what and where and when and how and why and who“ Rudyard Kipling On many occasions in this series of articles, I refer… Read More ›
Self-Management
SURVIVING A REGIME CHANGE
During a cross-country flight, I once struck up a conversation with a fellow frequent flier about our professions and the various challenges we faced. An architect who appreciates stability, he told me that mid-stream regime changes were among his biggest… Read More ›
TAKING CREDIT FOR THE WORK OF OTHERS: A MANAGEMENT VICE
As I write this series of articles entitled “A Management Vice”, I find myself unable to decide which of them is more irritating, infuriating, frustrating, or just plain unacceptable. Suffice to say, taking credit for the work of others is… Read More ›
ABANDONING SHIP: A MANAGEMENT VICE
Abandoning Ship is a close relative of rejecting blame but it has a different set of dynamics and insidiousness. Picture a lively meeting between a manager and staff. Collectively they have a challenging problem to solve and are discussing various… Read More ›
REJECTING BLAME: A MANAGEMENT VICE
All managers, by definition are the “Captain of the ship”. They are responsible and accountable for everything that happens beneath their authority. Yet there are managers, who when things around them go amiss, quickly find reasons — by their… Read More ›
BANKRUPTING YOUR WORD: A MANAGEMENT VICE
“You have my word”. Throughout history — Western history at least — the phrase “you have my word” has carried significant symbolic meaning. It is often paired with the concept of honor and invariably communicates an important contract between those who… Read More ›
PROTECTING YOUR AUTHORITY: MANAGING POOR MANAGERS
Almost all of us have had to deal with a boss whose own management style and set of management skills left something to be desired. Managing up — as it is called — is relatively easy when one’s boss has… Read More ›
THE BOSS WHO PLAYS FAVORITES: MANAGING POOR MANAGERS
Almost all of us have had to deal with a boss whose own management style and set of management skills left something to be desired. Managing up — as it is called — is relatively easy when one’s boss has… Read More ›
THE “OPPRESSIVE” BOSS: MANAGING POOR MANAGERS
Almost all of us have had to deal with a boss whose own management style and set of management skills left something to be desired. Managing up — as it is called — is relatively easy when one’s boss has… Read More ›
THE VICTIM MENTALITY: AN EMOTIONAL BLACK HOLE
At some point during a career, most people have the misfortune of drawing the proverbial short straw. Perhaps you were passed over for an assignment or promotion, laid off due to a merger, or out of a job because the… Read More ›
What Best Mnagers Know & Do 