You Cannot Control Everything
The recent typhoons in Hong Kong, and a colleague’s last-minute event cancellation, reminded me of a similar situation I faced a few years ago that taught me a valuable lesson. I was supposed to fly to Taiwan for my very first visit there. It was a busy work trip, so I did not plan to […]
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- Sep, 04, 2017
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Sep, 04, 2017
Trained or Educated?
One of the Designing Leaders’ team members had a bit of a travel glitch recently. On his way to the airport to fly to Hong Kong he knew he was in trouble when he got a call that a typhoon approaching the city was going to be bad and they would be canceling the event […]
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- Aug, 31, 2017
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Missing Opportunities
In London a few years ago, just before the 2012 Olympics, I was looking for an Olympics store to pick up some memorabilia, particularly some pins, ‘cuz you know, if you’re an athlete it’s all about the medals, but if you’re a spectator, it’s all about the pins. I found an online store, but it […]
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- Aug, 11, 2017
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Things You Might Keep To Yourself
The folks at Ladders, a career consultancy, shared a recent article called 8 Things Smart People Never Reveal About Themselves At Work. It’s an interesting list, and as much as we want to communicate openly with our colleagues as a way to enhance collaboration, there are some lines it might be best not to cross. […]
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- Aug, 07, 2017
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Rules That Don’t Help
It’s one thing to have workplace rules that improve productivity, it’s another thing to put rules in place that annoy people without providing any real benefit. Travis Bradbury points out “8 Stupid Workplace Rules That Make Everyone Miserable”, and having personally experienced #1, 3, 4, and 6 (and sort of #8, but I was in […]
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- Aug, 03, 2017
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