I've had a variety of managers as I have served in different roles across several companies. I respect some of the managers I have had and some of the other leaders up the chain of command. Others I do not respect - perhaps in terms of how they manage and maybe as individuals apart from …
Tag: Relationships
Leap Year Lesson #11: Don’t Burn Bridges
There was a point about 5-6 years ago when my relationships with a couple of people I had to work with regularly were quite strained. We disagreed often on what we thought we ought to do both at a strategic and implementation level. It would have been very easy to let our differences result in a permanent break in …
Leap Year Lesson #6: Be There
Earlier today my colleague, John, posted the following as a Facebook status update: "One of my New Year's resolutions this year is I will not have a conversation with you if, at the same time, you are reading your text messages and texting people. It is rude. I will politely say, 'I'll wait till you …
