The reality is, there’s no such thing as “perfect.” Searching for “perfection” is a fool’s quest. Belief in “perfection” is dysfunctional behavior gained through faulty learning and self-deceit. Yet, some proudly say, “I’m a perfectionist!” Such delusional exclamations are self-defeating and, in my experience, forecast someone with high ego need and low self-esteem. It is clearly a claim from someone… Read more →
Inconsistencies in interpreting policies and procedures expose public agencies to unnecessary risk by creating legal liabilities, operational inefficiencies, and a loss of public trust. When organizational guidelines are open to wide interpretation, agencies inevitably experience uneven enforcement and a cascade of costly challenges that undermine their overall mission. Legal and Financial Vulnerabilities When rules are misapplied, the resulting exposure spans… Read more →
In far too many organizations, an inordinate amount of leadership energy is being quietly drained by a familiar, exhausting dynamic: the workplace parent-child relationship. Executives, directors, and supervisors routinely find themselves acting less like strategic leaders and more like exhausted guardians. They spend their days reminding adults to simply do their jobs, intervening in petty interpersonal squalls, constantly pleading for… Read more →
As I have noted in various articles I have written, on social media sites, and in my book, The Guidant Path: Creating The Path Ahead, Too many things in America don’t get done because too many people who should know better are either lazy, unimaginative, fearful, or selfish … or some combination of those four choices. I have learned that poor choices – based… Read more →
It is a quiet but dangerous and expensive reality in many organizations: the employees who do just enough not to get fired, those who skate by on the bare minimum, hide behind initiative-killing policies, undermine communication, keep secrets, and do it all in return for only signing the back of their paycheck, are sometimes the very individuals climbing the organizational… Read more →