Boss Daily Checklist #11: Learn Something New Today

“It’s just like riding a bike.” How many times have you heard that one? Do you remember the first time you rode your bike?  I can’t, but then again I’m in my mid 50s.  But, if you told me to ride one, I could do it.  And, not just because I ride a spin bike at the...

Boss Daily Checklist #9 – Create the Kind of Culture Where People Would Work for Free

Every once in a while, you read stories about a group of employees who chip in on a bunch of lottery tickets and as a group, win the jackpot.  And, it seems in every group there’s one joker who decides they actually WON’T quit their job but will instead come back to...

Boss Daily Checklist #8 – Micromanage Only When Necessary

Whenever I talk to groups, I like to ask them what the WORST thing a boss has ever done to them.  Without fail, the #1 transgression is Micromanagement. Why do Bosses Micromanage? It comes down to one issue: Insecurity.  Most managers who are called micromanagers have...

The Boss’s Daily Checklist Item #6: Ask Better Questions

Back in my days of being The Boss (circa 1995), my big boss, the now notorious Captain Davies would begin most of our daily meetings with questions that all started with a bad word… WHY? Why is Petty Officer Smith not working with his doctor? Why are the pens on...