Bruce Tulgan

Axiology teaches us the difference between composition—adding something to make a thing more valuable—and transposition—taking something away and thereby making the thing less valuable.

If you blame others and make excuses when things go wrong, rather than immediately focusing on your role in the problem and what you can do to contribute to the solution, then you arre acting like a jerk at work. 

What do you think would happen if every manager had the discretion, the ability, the skill, and the gumption to start negotiating with employees as if they were outside vendors? 

Rotating line workers through the Training function has proven to be an effective practice, but the proliferation of “short-time” trainers comes with its concerns.