Browsing Tag
leadership
23 posts
Words without meaning
I'm pleased to announce, that going forward, I will ensure I don't write like this!
Disclaimers are weak, consider a ‘claimr’
Don't use a weak-assed disclaimer - claim your words and thoughts with a claimr!
Back to work, but with what attitude?
Wedge notices that the city, and the office, is preternaturally quiet. Are people absent just because it's Friday and after New Year? Anyway, Wedge looks at goals and values.
New is not necessarily better
Not new and improved.
Praise and criticism
Wedge faces criticism and praise with equanimity. Find out just what that means.
Explaining what you do in 30 seconds without mentioning your function or title
Make it snappy and add pizzazz, don't just tell people your job title.
How to care, even if you don’t
How you respond to people's comments, emails and feedback will win your friends or enemies. Show you care, even if you don't give a fig.
My personal projects
Second of a Two Parter on personal and professional projects and how we define what they're about.
The summary of your abstract is your elevator pitch
Do you know what you're about? Can you explain to new clients or new collegues what it is you actually do? Get your abstract right, get your purpose laid out. First of a Two-parter.
Deal with things while they’re small
How can we differentiate between the important things and the urgent things? Wedge identifies the key elements in dealing with the little rocks in life, before they become boulders.
Whatever your job title, people will still treat you like the IT guy
Do people treat you like you're their personal assistant? The role of editor or publisher can be undervalued and misunderstood by people. Wedge shares some of the common conmplaints he receives, and offers some glib retorts.