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Jul 17, 2011
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Bob did not like Kate. People said she promoted herself more than her team. They said she was vain. Bob hated those qualities in anyone. And when he found... |
Jul 11, 2011
 | At his new job, Barry saw something funny. The company used odd-sized stationery—about half an inch shorter than standard. When Barry asked why, from intern to executive came the same blank stare and a shrug. “Because that’s how we always did it.”
Barry persisted,... |
Jul 03, 2011
 | He started in newspaper work. The Kansas City Star. But things quickly turned sour, and he was fired. Fired? Why? Because, his boss said, he lacked creativity.
Well, the man fired that day was none other than Walt Disney. Mr. Creativity himself. And here’s another irony: years later, the company... |
Jun 28, 2011
 | Carl Brashear was the first African American to become a U.S. Navy Master Diver. Born in 1931 to Kentucky sharecroppers, he only completed grade school. But that’s just the man on paper.
In the water,... |
Jun 17, 2011
 | In his book, In Plain Sight, Dr. Charley Gordon shows places in nature where God signs his work. For example, in the unexpected likeness of an oak tree and a brain cell. Or, in the matching mathematics of a grain of sand, a cyclone, and the cosmos.
Michelangelo, Cezanne, Monet…All artists leave “fingerprints... |
Jun 05, 2011
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The new boss was tough: short on praise…quick to criticize. He set high quotas, and he pushed people to meet them. In cubicles and emails, complaints ran high. |
May 27, 2011
 | Tim McGuire was editor of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. When he retired, he overheard someone trying to explain what he intended to do next. A friend said, “Tim’s going to write about spirituality and work.” “Oh,” came a cynical retort, “he’s going to write fiction.”
After many... |
May 22, 2011
 | “I need a volunteer,” the boss said. Like everyone else at the table, Peter inwardly groaned: high effort…short deadline…pressure. Who volunteers for that?
Answer: Peter did…half-heartedly. Then his pride kicked in, and he gave the work his best effort. It never grew easy or pleasant.... |
May 13, 2011
 | What exactly was Ted’s value? In meetings, he seldom spoke. He wasn’t the idea guy. He appeared to add nothing.
On the day of the big presentation, the team leader aimed her remote control toward the projector, clicked, and…nothing. The room fell silent. All anyone could see was... |
May 08, 2011
 | Todd blew past Karen’s assistant and threw open her office door. He let loose a verbal firestorm. He’d heard talk, and now HE intended to talk!
Eventually, Todd ran out of steam. When he did, Karen said quietly, "If I've done something wrong to you, Todd, I'll make it right. Let’s figure this out.... |
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