Life at Work: People, Projects, Politics and Pressure
When You're the Least of the Best: Part I
The path to the pinnacle of many professions leads through an initiate or intern stage in which the new professional plays a role designed to facilitate learning, especially from those more experie...
How to Eliminate Meetings
Reducing the length and frequency of meetings is the holy grail of organizational science. I've attended many meetings on this topic, most of which have come to naught. Here are some radical ideas ...
The Advantages of Political Attack: Part III
In workplace politics, attackers have significant advantages that explain, in part, their surprising success rate. In this third part of our series on political attacks, we examine the psychologica...
The Advantages of Political Attack: Part II
In workplace politics, attackers are often surprisingly successful with even the flimsiest assertions. Often, they prevail, in part, because they can choose the time and venue for their attacks. Th...
Managing Virtual Teams for Real Results
Catch my presentation on managing global teams September 16, 2008, at the regular meeting of the Dayton Miami Valley Chapter of the Project Management Institute, Sinclair Community College, Dayton,...