Flawed Barrels 1: Cliques

A previous post considered bad apples. This post shifts to flawed barrels as the root of dysfunctional workgroups. Some of … More

Decision Making as a Limited Capacity

In his article on Barak Obama in Vanity Fair, Michael Lewis noted that Obama had reduced the number of nonessential … More

Recently Twitter and various media outlets were abuzz about an op-ed that appeared in the New York Times. The article … More

Sometimes coworkers are too much with us. Even with good collegial relationships, their presence can be too much with us. … More

Gina was frustrated with one of her employees. The employee, Tim, was ordinarily reliable and good at his job. In … More

The most effective way to address complex problems is bringing together different points of view. Health care has a never-ending … More

When wrapping up her presentation to the management council, Marjorie, the Director of a continuing care facility, knew that the … More

Incivility matters to both Millennials, GenXers, and Boomers but they don’t see it the same way. A thirty-something colleague was … More

I recently had the honor of participating in an Encounter on Occupational Health, in Guadalajara Mexico. Its goal was to … More

An essential part of empowerment at work is simply having access to necessary resources. Some work requires access to the … More