Tag: Managing People
The utterly unemployable entrepreneur
I was very honest with my buyers. I told them I was unstable. Including that, if I was up at 5 am, I was still partying with mates, clients, politicians, and celebrities.
Angie Moxham
Pigeonholed
In the beginning, it was fun, but after a few jobs over a few years, the sheen faded, and I was… stuck. Pigeonholed.
Harry Lang
Heroes and villains
My survival mode is buttfuck ugly. My saviour complex manifested as - most of our people are really shit and can’t do their jobs I need to show them.
Andrew Sidwell
Why it's bad to problem-solve everything
It's not about appearing smart; it's about empowering others to develop their capabilities.
Fosca Fimiani
Millionaire influencers were selling spades in the gold rush
I should have tried to educate more people about marketing and seeing through it all to what lies beneath. To make up your own mind.
John Keating
Cherry-picking zealots and the pressure to grow
If you tell someone you run your own business, the next question they ask is, ‘How big is it?’. This creates a lot of social pressure to make the business as big as possible (regardless of whether that’s the right thing to do).
Richard Millington
The world of effective leadership
Pondering on behaviours that I have seen and sometimes exhibit when it comes to giving feedback, testing ideas, and creating solutions, I have discovered how you become a bad leader.
Mayase Jere
Not ready for the commercial world
We live in a cut-throat world so when at work, the primary focus should be delivering amazing work. I'm not sure the younger generation has worked that out.
Joe Friedlein
You say it best when you say nothing at all
I forgave him and learned my lesson long ago. I don’t know if he ever did. We haven’t spoken in twenty years.
Tim LeRoy
Confessions of a HR Professional
I spent too long ensuring that the captains of the industry got free rein, encouraging toxic cultures.
Barry Flack