From one perspective, his list presents an engaging people-centered picture of manager—someone who is sensitive to others’ feelings, who listens carefully to those who disagree, someone who strives to be humble as well as confident. Image via Wikipedia. It leads to a preoccupation with style over substance. Evidence-based management? MORE >>

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People gave him one present for both his birthday and for Christmas. Suckiness began for Chris when he was born on Christmas. That, naturally, was why he was christened Chris. It was the first thing that really sucked for him, because, as a kid, he felt he never had a real birthday. He was frustrated. He had seen the bright side of suckiness. MORE >>

Teams and the human factor” are presented as “the big new thing”, when the idea has been around for close to a century. It is the house style of presenting ideas as though they have a virgin birth. In amongst all the many the enthusiastic comments and twitterings about my article, Shhhh! Hasn't this happened before? Interesting points. MORE >>

have read many books about communicating and presenting that focus on the “story.” With all the examples presented in books about the power of the “story,” I’ve never heard anything about dreams as “stories” from our subconscious that effectively communicate with us. These aren't the only questions, but they can get us started. MORE >>