Tag Archives: Leadership

The pandemic and the unhealthy interrupt culture

Posted on 7 July 21 by Scot

I was just relating to a colleague the other day how I find this whole pandemic working from home thing beneficial in certain ways. True, I have more meetings. tiring zoom meetings, than I ever had, but generally outside of … Continue reading →

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Class Offerings

Posted on 7 April 21 by Scot

Over the years, I’ve developed a number of short courses on a variety of topics concerning workplace efficiency, effective management, and leadership. Lately, I have expanded the content and realized there may be a larger audience for all of this … Continue reading →

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What exactly should managers manage?

Posted on 4 November 17 by Scot

At Facebook, moving into management is not a promotion. It’s a lateral move, a parallel track. Managers are there to support people and to remove barriers to getting things done. Managers focus on building a great team, creating a vision … Continue reading →

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Great leaders: Are personal crucibles a prerequisite?

Posted on 6 November 15 by Scot

I’ve been reading the book Strengths Finder 2.0, by Tom Rath.  Like one of my favorite business books, First, Break all the Rules  by Curt Coffman and Markus Buckingham, Strengths Finders 2.0 relies on data gathered from extensive Gallup surveys to … Continue reading →

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So, I finished my MBA. Was it worth it?

Posted on 2 June 14 by Scot

Yes! 22 months and countless hours later, I finished my MBA program from the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. It was probably more work than I expected, but I also got more out of … Continue reading →

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