Bertram was ok with others taking credit for his work because he knew those who stole his credit created a dependency. A dependency on Bertram and his abilities. For those who would steal Bertram’s praise could not achieve the tasks themselves. If asked to repeat the feat, which, will most definitely happen, they will have … Continue reading Bertram’s credit →

Home haircuts can be stressful. You're not a professional, you've never done this before and someone trusts you with their looks. It's a recipe for a big bowl of anxiety. Since you've never done this before mistakes are inevitable. In my opinion the way to remove the stress is not to focus on avoiding mistakes … Continue reading Home haircuts →

A kid gets 12 A's and 1 B. What was the first question everyone asked them? "What did you get the B in?" An employee broke the company records and got a 97% score. But their manager's reaction? 'You missed out on 3%' Some view this pointing out the 'lack of' as a motivation tactic … Continue reading The ‘lack of’ mindset →

Toby got kicked off the Applewood Athletic under 15s for bullying. Then Toby was barred from the Calderstone Corinthians grounds for bullying teammates. Then after that Toby was politely asked to leave the Galloping Green Gazelles after there was a number of complaints of bullying. At this stage it's quite obvious that Toby has a … Continue reading Toby’s Bullying →

Monday The brand new cashier suggests to her manager a way to improve the categorization on her monitor. Her manager replies with ‘Don’t make any changes, just do it the way I showed you’. Tuesday The two day old cashier recommends a tactic for increasing impulse buying at her til. Her manager responds with ‘Don’t … Continue reading Blind obedience →

“Due to the compounding effect, a 1% improvement everyday is a 3,800% improvement in a year” It’s a good quote isn’t it? I saw it in a presentation today and thought I would share it with ye, my (two) readers 😀 For me it encapsulates the benefits of long term focus. The marathon runner who … Continue reading Compounding effect →

Control freaks have enormous delivery costs. The desperate need to see, know and approve everything makes glorified postmen out of the rest of the team. The team members are essentially middle men, they deliver what needs approving, note the feedback, deliver the feedback. And repeat. Safe to say it’s not a sustainable job. A messaging … Continue reading Control freaks and delivery costs →

If I just avoid the problem long enough it’ll solve itself. If only it worked like that. That would be amazing, you wouldn’t have to do any work and all your problems would be solved. Well you’d probably lose a lot of satisfaction as you get whatever you want without any effort. Ugh why are … Continue reading Problem avoidance →

9 out of the 10 present loved it. One did not. Unfortunately that one just so happened to be the highest ranking and so the design did not get approved. Next week the updated design was being discussed. Some offered their opinions, expressing their approval of the revised version, but it was to no avail. … Continue reading One of ten →

The timid Death Star intern couldn’t find his teammates to help him with his work problem. But fortunately the intern bumped into the big dog, the head honcho, the shot caller... Darth Vader. The intern thinks to himself, ‘oh perhaps Mr. Vader would be able to help me with this problem’. Darth happens to be … Continue reading Darth v Yoda →