Striving To Be Normal

I had diabetes as well as high blood pressure and cholesterol. Let me stress the key word in the previous sentence, “had.” Managing the business of you involves ensuring we have resources to do what we need to do with our limited time, energy and attention in this life time. A key resource is obviously… Read More

Knowledge Bullies & System Prophets

The amount of confirmation and negativity bias used by leaders to sway personnel to their point of view is alarming some days. In a meeting they may even have someone pull up data and looking at one data point tell everyone how it shows their supposition is correct. Occasionally, someone who has some inclining of… Read More

What’s the Meaning of Your Biz?

Why should we manage our own biz?  What meaning does it have? As I look at rewriting the Biz of You book, I’ve been asking myself these question over and over.  I’ve been seeking outside feedback by talking to all kinds of folks and reading various books on meaning.  I came across one by Will… Read More

Nothing Like Getting Laid Off

Getting laid off, fired or let go in any capacity sucks.  It peaks emotions and some folks lose control.  Our mental model for life begins breaking down.  Our house of cards tumbles down and it’s easy to get overwhelmed with thoughts of, “What am I going to do?” or “I didn’t see this coming.”  We… Read More