This season has been a harsh one for heroes. When you bring your values into your work, the example of others who have done so matters. So a season like this takes its toll. Lance Armstrong was pulled down first by his win-at-any-cost rush for … [Continue reading]
Part of deciding whether to stay or leave your job should include thinking about the quality of the products or services your company provides. When your productivity is aimed at meeting “real customer needs,” you are likely to feel you’re working … [Continue reading]
Figuring out whether its time to look for another job is about more than how you’re treated as an employee and whether you’re acquiring valuable skills. Being appreciated and becoming more capable are important, but they’re not the whole … [Continue reading]
If your readers on Amazon aren’t writing enough glowing reviews about your books, what’s an enterprising author to do? Well if you’re British crime writer R.J. Ellroy, you start anonymously writing and posting those glowing reviews yourself. And … [Continue reading]
Who do you turn to for advice when your integrity is called into question? Is it a spouse, a trusted friend, a professional advisor? Is it a stranger who might tell you the truth that others aren’t telling you, because they’re too close, too afraid, … [Continue reading]
