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• MANAGING UP PART IV: MENTORING THE BOSS

  By Terry Joseph Busch on April 25, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  I met my sergeant soon after I arrived in Germany. His name was Thomas Brett. I was a green, newly minted, Second Lieutenant placed in charge of eight Medical Dispensaries. I knew just enough about being an Officer with such… Read More ›

• MANAGING UP PART III: DISAGREEING WITH THE BOSS

  By Terry Joseph Busch on April 25, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Unless you are a natural contrarian who loves being on the opposite side of almost any issue, chances are you don’t relish arguing or disagreeing with your boss. Some folks are so emotionally uncomfortable with conflict that they avoid such… Read More ›

• MANAGING UP PART II: SHAPING EXPECTATIONS

  By Terry Joseph Busch on April 24, 2026 • ( 3 )

  

  Working in the absence of a clear understanding of what is expected of you, is a lot like walking around in the dark in a strange hotel room at 3:00 in the morning; sooner or later you are going to… Read More ›

• MANAGING UP PART I: KEEPING YOUR BOSS INFORMED

  By Terry Joseph Busch on April 23, 2026 • ( 2 )

  

  No boss likes being blind-sided by something that one of their subordinates had wind of in advance. As a subordinate, it is always useful to bear in mind the critical difference between three things; (1) those things you can do… Read More ›

• LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOR IN ACTION: An Illustrative Example

  By Terry Joseph Busch on April 23, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  What is leadership? Leadership as a verb. One only knows it when one see some specific behavior and thinks “now that’s leadership”. I also believe this observed behavior must be aimed at accomplishing more than simply directing a group of… Read More ›

• BEING ACCOUNTABLE: “The Asoh Defense”

  By Terry Joseph Busch on April 22, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  On November 22, 1968 Japan Airlines Flight 2, a DC 8, was scheduled to land at San Francisco International airport. In heavy fog, its Captain Kohei Asoh, not adequately trained on the plane’s new flight director, landed his aircraft in San… Read More ›

• The Abilene Paradox

  By Terry Joseph Busch on April 21, 2026 • ( 4 )

  

  What do you call the phenomena when a group of people silently agree on the dubious merits of an idea or course of action but either remain silent, or agree to do it anyway?  George Washington Psychology Professor the late… Read More ›

• PROBLEM SOLVING: WHAT ARE THE REAL ISSUES INVOLVED?

  By Terry Joseph Busch on April 21, 2026 • ( 3 )

  

  Abraham Maslow, famous for his theory of the “Hierarchy of Human Needs”, also had this to say about problem solving: “If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail”. No manager has only one… Read More ›

• PLAYING THE HAND YOU’RE DEALT

  By Terry Joseph Busch on April 20, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  Most managers fantasize at some point about being handed the “DREAM TEAM” assignment.  A  staff filled with self-starting, bright, multi-talented all-stars who basically need little management at all. Provide a clear sense of direction and get out-of-the-way.  Winning performances would… Read More ›

• DECISIONS: WHAT IF ALL YOUR OPTIONS SEEM WRONG?

  By Terry Joseph Busch on April 16, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  Some time ago, I read a “New York Times” article by Wolf Biermann, a German author who has lived on both sides of the Berlin Wall.  Its title was The Tragedy of Angela Merkel.   In explaining the conundrum he… Read More ›

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