This week I had an interesting conversation with a senior executive about a situation many leaders silently struggle with: what happens when layoffs become necessary, but managers categorically refuse to carry them out? Layoffs are an emotionally charged topic—especially today. It’s easy to argue that some recent workforce reductions were avoidable, or that people should …
During my time as a manager, when committing for a delivery and a deadline, I always added about 20% to the time estimated by my team. Trying to steal some time? Not at all, I was making sure we respect the dead-line because out of my experience, this is how much time we actually needed. …
If we search the internet for the word „feedback” we find that feedback is a process in which information about the past or the present influences the same phenomenon in the present or future. As part of a chain of cause-and-effect that forms a circuit or loop, the event is said to “feedback” into itself. …
I have been on a quest for happiness for some time, and because of this I got used to analyze my state of mind every now and then. I realized that I have all the reasons to be happy: I am happily married, I have a good, stable job, I do not have money issues …
It is said that patience is a virtue and, as with all virtues, when we forget about one of them, life has a way of making us aware and gives us lessons until we remember it. Because I received this kind of lesson lately, I have given it some thought and I think that the …
I see busy people everywhere, busy at work (projects, meetings, dead-lines) and busy at home and during the week-ends. We want to be informed; we want to stay in touch with our friends; we want to read as many books as possible; we want to shop, to find the best deals or the best clothes. …
I have been to Greece for a few days this summer. It is a wonderful country and although I have been there several times, it never ceases to amaze me. I love everything about it: the landscape, the people, the food and I would definitely say it is one of the countries to see before …