If you work in a company where there are people from different countries (meaning at least one does not speak your language), just use English in any group chats or emails. Otherwise, you exclude them. Yes, we have translator apps… Read More »Just use English
If you are afraid to say or write something under your own name in a free society, there can be few reasons why In the first case, it is better to be silent than to push bullshit anonymously. In the… Read More »Don’t be anonymous
“The problem, explained a former Amazon vice president, is that the pair of new leadership principles are so radically different from the other 14 that it makes it tougher for employees to grasp the essence of the overall principles and… Read More »Recommended Read: Jeff Bezos’ famed management rules are slowly unraveling inside Amazon. Can they survive the Andy Jassy era?
If you have an issue, just talk about it. It is better than the alternative – being bitter, not knowing if you are wrong or letting things as they are if you are right. Talking is part of thinking. If… Read More »Say what you mean
I have heard this from people working at companies where managers spend hours a week trying to help individual people prosper, even outside of work. People saying this usually cared more about their salary and benefits than the company success… Read More »“My company cares more about numbers than people”
Or not only. It greatly depicts how organizations get crushed by incentives from management / politicians who have different goals than the organization. A politician does not want to fight crime, he wants to win elections. Wiretapping a drug dealer… Read More »Wired is not a police show
When people finally overcome the fear of starting with something (exercising, learning, changing a job, finding a partner or anything else) another mistake they usually make is sticking to a plan that does not work. You wanted to run every… Read More »Adjusting your plan to your actual goals
If you do not know how to start or how to move forward, pick a methodology and follow it. Does not have to be the best methodology. It will just give you clear steps to take. If it doesn’t work,… Read More »If you are stuck, use a methodology
I have heard a lot of people say, that when they see a statement like “Work in high stress environment” or “Working under pressure” in a job description, they automatically skip the position. The reasoning usually is, that if there… Read More »“Work in high stress environment”