The question of why I go to work each day continues to loom front and center. Especially why I continue to go to my particular job.
I know the answer, though, which, sadly, may put me miles ahead of most people. I’ll bet most people would say they keep going back to their job because of [...]
Ok, maybe it wasn’t as bad as all that, but today was one of those days at work where it felt like it. The amazing thing is that here it is, 7:30 PM and the problem was resolved 2 hours ago. We can all enjoy our weekends. That’s not always the case in systems, as [...]
And back to conference calls from hell. I’m trying to decide how to approach my current situation. Shall I just keep showing up and go through the motions of being engaged in a project I could care less about, or do I say something to my manager? And if I said something, would he even [...]
I always think that work will slow down and give me a break this time of year, but up until 4 days ago, such was not the case. However, now that I have been off for all these 4 days, I hardly remember work at all. Thank goodness for time off.
Provided I stop thinking about [...]
Most of us really love to complain about our jobs, our bosses and our organizations. Usually there is a very good reason for this. Our jobs suck, our bosses suck and it’s a wonder the organizations we work for are successful at all. And, well, complaining helps on some level, making us feel some power [...]
I’m sure I’ll revisit this question many times. Today I am writing because I lost a colleague to an early death.
He didn’t make it to retirement.
We all die, of course, but this is a reminder to live the life we choose. So why is it that choosing can feel so difficult?
Tell me why you think [...]
What a difference a day makes. This is why I do this job. Our meeting was wildly productive, we have clear focus and goals and we’re working together in ways only a face to face meeting can produce. It’s so important for a geographically disperse team to come together.
Our first night, in retrospect, was a [...]
Let me first say, I do not feel comfortable being a team leader to a semi all volunteer team where each member works primarily for someone else, in another location, for local purposes and where their motivation is guided by becoming visible (and thereby, hopefully more employable) as the organization changes, becoming more global.
It’s amazing [...]
About what’s going on at work, that is. I have a couple of people on my team, one in particular, who is ambitious almost to a fault. I’ve gotten complaints about him from other team members about his pushiness and his lousy people skills. I’ve witnessed his tendency to be, shall we say, less than [...]
Today I learned that I was relieved of having to lead a team that I was really hating to lead. I dreaded any communication I had to have with this group because I had no expertise in the area. This was a different team than the one I wrote about in my previous post. This [...]
