Two years ago, I wrote about the Starfish Parable. Since then, I’ve read several articles critiquing the message shared in that story. In those critiques, you’ll often find another parable with a stronger message about systemic change. The River Parable Once upon a time, there was a small village on the edge of a…
‘Sort of’ is such a harmless thing to say. Sort of. It’s just a filler. Sort of. It doesn’t really mean anything. But after certain things, ‘Sort of’ means everything. Like after, ‘I love you’ or ‘You are going to live.’ — Demetri Martin The language you use can help you or harm you…
Change Fatigue is very real. As organizations push forward efforts to Digital Transform their work – countless applications, processes, and reorgs are being tossed at employees. The change doesn’t stop – there is no ‘done’ for Digital Transformation. The future of work, as it were, has got to be better than this. In the…
I once believed that others had to be bad for me to be great at my job. Like it was a competition among my colleagues. I see it in others, too. I see it in a new staff member. He oozes this idea of greatness. But it’s a trick. Him being great has nothing…