search the articles directory
Powered by Google™
old Goals articles
Idiots, Idiots Everywhere and Not a Thought Worth Keeping - ...m. That might sound stupid, but
I've lived in spite of my stupidity my whole life. I can exercise some
control, minimize the debilitating effe...
Self Employment - ...roughly the same thing. I never realized
what it was really like to work for an idiot until I started working
for myself. Thank goodness I wen...
Become an Influencer - ...willing to go to improve your
situation? The ex-coffee drinker was trying to avoid making a negative
impression. I'm suggesting you develop an...
Steps to Stop Stupidity - ...voluntarily institutionalized,
sprung by an A.C.L.U. lawyer without your knowledge, put back on
the street, and worry your family to death until y...
You and your bosses - ... pyramid.
There is one spot at the top and it belongs to them, by divine right.
Machiavellian Bosses have committed every ounce of their being...
Are Idiot Bosses a fly in the ointment of evolution - ...sn't explain whether or not God was playing with firecrackers one
day and boom—we had birth, death, and taxes.
If life on this planet w...
Idiot Procreation - ...mpting to save organizations
from themselves, I sometimes arrive too late. Between the time I receive
the panicked telephone call, article my ...
Institutionalizing Incompetence - ... random, meaningless,
irrelevant idea gets sucked into the vacuum.
An idiot might initially become a boss for any number of reasons.
He mig...
The Circle of Fairness - ... or basketball, I can
be caustically and cryptically vocal about the unfair team selection or
how the referee made questionable calls. I might...
Shamu Management - ...head a department he
had no role in creating, and no background from which to supervise.
Machiavellians distrust everyone but only have the po...
Damage Control - ... their paychecks,
people only worked hard when he was looking in their direction.
I couldn't convince him otherwise. When I pointed out that o...
Stop Pursuing Perfection - ...ted, agitated, and alienated all over
again. Letting go of the notion you can somehow achieve perfection
will be one of the most liberating ex...
Faking Your Own Firing - ...an help you survive in hostile
environments:
■ Be aware you can generate conversation, even when
you're not present. If yo...
The God Boss Review - ...will be positive,
regardless of whether or not anything is getting accomplished in the
department.
To prepare for a performance review with...
The Buddy Boss Review - ...g new to discuss at a performance
review after being joined at the hip to your Buddy Boss all year long.
To drive your Buddy Boss into an elated f...
Blend Into the Crowd Without Losing Your Goals - ...f your goals.
Denial is one of the most powerful defense mechanisms known
to the human race because it cloaks us from facing reality. People
...
A Strategic Partnership How to Harness the Idiot Power - ...an become with the unwritten,
unspoken, and disavowed rules of engagement that actually
govern organizational life.
Let's begin with some ...
Your Rock and Hard Place - ... for the other person to die. No resentment here. No cynicism
either. Just reality.
Your challenge is what to do in spite of the impatience...
Stuck in Adolescent Rebellion - ...t attitudes toward work and
play, duty and destiny, and family vs. career are anchored.
Developmental arrestment means unfinished business. ...
How to Talk to Your Idiot Boss - ... and enthusiasm you once brought to work, I
have some good news and some bad news. The good news is you can
change your entire relationship ...
The Office Bully - ...
he will no doubt take the information straight to the I-Boss as a
ploy to gain entry to the I-Boss's inner circle. Anyone who wants to
g...
Me and my big mouth - ...ion engineering companies. She
spent time each week in our offices keeping the finances straight.
From time to time, she asked non-financial...
Using Meals to Advance Your Career - ... at the office. You can proclaim to
your table companions how these very ideas will revolutionize the
industry. Proclaim, that is, just loud...
Boss Bonding Specifics - ...ow his dog vomited on his neighbor's newspaper. Your
I-Boss is in search of an audience. He wants to be heard.
Your jokes, funny stories, or...
I seek to increase contact with God - ...arvelous
and life-changing as they are, nevertheless presaged political correctness.
How tired God must become with our human hedging, "...
Vertical Mobility and Trial Lawyers - ...se pain
and anguish as a method of guaranteeing loyalty and support. Machiavellians
cause pain and anguish in their ongoing struggle to tran...
Getting angry - ...in front of his desk with
your feet shoulder width apart. Open your hand up with fingers spread
wide apart. Keeping it that way, shake it in...
Lost Perspective Can Be Regained - ... feet tall and covered with bird droppings. Not
one or two, here and there. The rocket had been a unisex toilet for
our fine-feathered frien...
I want to share my joy with the world and apply them in all areas of my life - ...to be right. The two words I've learned that restore vitality
in any relationship, personal or professional, are: You're right.
That's the p...
The Job Seekers Guide to Finding Restaurant Positions - ...>The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that restaurant positions will continue to grow at a faster than average rate over the ...
latest articles under "Goals"
Navigation: Categories » Self improvement » Goals
Below is a list of all Goals articles. If you want to find a tutorial by keywords, all you have to do is a quick search in our directory. Just use the search option available at the top-right side of the page. The website search is powered by web-articles. Or, if you want to read specific Goals tutorial, just point to it. The newest articles and tutorials are shown first in the list. To access the last ones, browse the pages 2, 3, 4... at the bottom. Also, you may browse articles alphabetically ordered.
Page# 1 (last added articles shown first)
Enter page# 1 (last added articles shown first)
Below is a list of all Goals articles. If you want to find a tutorial by keywords, all you have to do is a quick search in our directory. Just use the search option available at the top-right side of the page. The website search is powered by web-articles. Or, if you want to read specific Goals tutorial, just point to it. The newest articles and tutorials are shown first in the list. To access the last ones, browse the pages 2, 3, 4... at the bottom. Also, you may browse articles alphabetically ordered.
Page# 1 (last added articles shown first)
The Job Seekers Guide to Finding Restaurant Positions (08/18/2008)
(...) In fact, getting a job in this manner is often compared to the proverbial search for the needle in the haystack. Although working in a culinary career isn't quite the same as working in show business, the basic tenets of finding a job are the same. It's not what you know, but who you know that really matters. (...)
(...) In fact, getting a job in this manner is often compared to the proverbial search for the needle in the haystack. Although working in a culinary career isn't quite the same as working in show business, the basic tenets of finding a job are the same. It's not what you know, but who you know that really matters. (...)
Confessions of a Recovering Idiot (06/04/2007)
(...) I felt justified in my accusations and victimized by the criticism of others. Dishing it out came naturally and felt righteous. Taking it seemed unnatural and felt unfair. (...)
(...) I felt justified in my accusations and victimized by the criticism of others. Dishing it out came naturally and felt righteous. Taking it seemed unnatural and felt unfair. (...)
Idiots, Idiots Everywhere and Not a Thought Worth Keeping (06/04/2007)
(...) Without intervention, the idiots would wander around looking at one another and wonder why they're there. Active idiots do not engage in denial; they're just plain clueless. In most cases, practicing idiots don't make life miserable for the rest of us on purpose. (...)
(...) Without intervention, the idiots would wander around looking at one another and wonder why they're there. Active idiots do not engage in denial; they're just plain clueless. In most cases, practicing idiots don't make life miserable for the rest of us on purpose. (...)
Self Employment (06/04/2007)
(...) As we claw or stumble our way into positions of authority, we use what we know, which is essentially nothing. So we do what any inexperienced person does and imitate the authority figures we have encountered and observed. But even our observations are not exactly "educated. (...)
(...) As we claw or stumble our way into positions of authority, we use what we know, which is essentially nothing. So we do what any inexperienced person does and imitate the authority figures we have encountered and observed. But even our observations are not exactly "educated. (...)
Become an Influencer (06/04/2007)
(...) ■ Bring the donuts once in a while. When you do, don't just drop them in the coffee area. Walk past the boss's office, display the box, and say, "You can have first choice before I put these out for the masses. (...)
(...) ■ Bring the donuts once in a while. When you do, don't just drop them in the coffee area. Walk past the boss's office, display the box, and say, "You can have first choice before I put these out for the masses. (...)
Steps to Stop Stupidity (06/04/2007)
(...) You can sooner change the weather than have any effect whatsoever on the number and distribution of idiots on this planet. Sometimes it seems as if idiots in human bodies have invaded Earth. Maybe it's a cosmic conspiracy to keep us from extended space exploration beyond our own neighborhood, which occupants of neighboring galaxies have written off long ago as depressed real estate. (...)
(...) You can sooner change the weather than have any effect whatsoever on the number and distribution of idiots on this planet. Sometimes it seems as if idiots in human bodies have invaded Earth. Maybe it's a cosmic conspiracy to keep us from extended space exploration beyond our own neighborhood, which occupants of neighboring galaxies have written off long ago as depressed real estate. (...)
You and your bosses (06/04/2007)
(...) If you are run over, run through, or otherwise become a casualty of the Machiavellian's race to the top, don't take it personally. It's not about you. It was never about you. (...)
(...) If you are run over, run through, or otherwise become a casualty of the Machiavellian's race to the top, don't take it personally. It's not about you. It was never about you. (...)
Are Idiot Bosses a fly in the ointment of evolution (06/04/2007)
(...) A refreshing swim in the Pacific Ocean is a welcome thing if you're vacationing in a Maui beach condominium. What if your sailboat capsizes five miles off shore? Same water, same temperature, different psychological response. How well you will be able to thrive in spite of your Idiot Boss depends on how aware you are of your own temperament and the chemical reaction when you and your I-Boss are in the same room. (...)
(...) A refreshing swim in the Pacific Ocean is a welcome thing if you're vacationing in a Maui beach condominium. What if your sailboat capsizes five miles off shore? Same water, same temperature, different psychological response. How well you will be able to thrive in spite of your Idiot Boss depends on how aware you are of your own temperament and the chemical reaction when you and your I-Boss are in the same room. (...)
Idiot Procreation (06/04/2007)
(...) In the I-zone, your brain goes dark and silent along with everything else. You become one with the power failure. It's an internal virus from which few recover. (...)
(...) In the I-zone, your brain goes dark and silent along with everything else. You become one with the power failure. It's an internal virus from which few recover. (...)
Institutionalizing Incompetence (06/04/2007)
(...) By the time their true character emerges, it's too late. Don't you wish you could vote on your next boss? You can vote with your feet the way my WED counterpart at Disneyland did when our department was co-opted by the Machiavellian. But wouldn't it have been nice if they had asked us first? Fat chance. (...)
(...) By the time their true character emerges, it's too late. Don't you wish you could vote on your next boss? You can vote with your feet the way my WED counterpart at Disneyland did when our department was co-opted by the Machiavellian. But wouldn't it have been nice if they had asked us first? Fat chance. (...)
The Circle of Fairness (06/04/2007)
(...) When I feel empowered, I am pleasant and magnanimous. When I feel cheated or powerless, I can snarl like a badger. How about you? When your demons out-shout your better angels, is it because you feel you've been treated unfairly? If so, join the club. (...)
(...) When I feel empowered, I am pleasant and magnanimous. When I feel cheated or powerless, I can snarl like a badger. How about you? When your demons out-shout your better angels, is it because you feel you've been treated unfairly? If so, join the club. (...)
Shamu Management (06/04/2007)
(...) Although you can earn the trust of many people through consistent, non-threatening behavior over time, some people will never trust you. If their motives are not pure, it's likely they'll never fully believe your motives are pure either. Even if competence is not an overt threat, competency will cause some incompetent people to feel seasick. (...)
(...) Although you can earn the trust of many people through consistent, non-threatening behavior over time, some people will never trust you. If their motives are not pure, it's likely they'll never fully believe your motives are pure either. Even if competence is not an overt threat, competency will cause some incompetent people to feel seasick. (...)
Damage Control (06/04/2007)
(...) I spent time after each flight of the seagull encouraging various team members and refocusing their efforts. We had a molecular organizational design and every work pod orbited around the management core. Each person was a leader in his or her own area. (...)
(...) I spent time after each flight of the seagull encouraging various team members and refocusing their efforts. We had a molecular organizational design and every work pod orbited around the management core. Each person was a leader in his or her own area. (...)
Stop Pursuing Perfection (06/04/2007)
(...) If you don't reinvent yourself, at least retread your tires. One way of replacing the stupidity of expecting perfection with something better is to observe ways other people do things. By observing the behavior of others, you can plagiarize behaviors that appear to work well for them, avoiding those making them look like morons. (...)
(...) If you don't reinvent yourself, at least retread your tires. One way of replacing the stupidity of expecting perfection with something better is to observe ways other people do things. By observing the behavior of others, you can plagiarize behaviors that appear to work well for them, avoiding those making them look like morons. (...)
Faking Your Own Firing (06/04/2007)
(...) • Don't align yourself with any faction if you want to remain invisible. If you don't align with a faction, yet remain visible, you will be everyone's active target. Never give anyone incentive to give you a second thought in your presence, much less your absence. (...)
(...) • Don't align yourself with any faction if you want to remain invisible. If you don't align with a faction, yet remain visible, you will be everyone's active target. Never give anyone incentive to give you a second thought in your presence, much less your absence. (...)
The God Boss Review (06/04/2007)
(...) Burning incense and chanting his name are nice touches. Be careful though. Pay attention and determine what will be an adequate demonstration of your devotion without going over the top. (...)
(...) Burning incense and chanting his name are nice touches. Be careful though. Pay attention and determine what will be an adequate demonstration of your devotion without going over the top. (...)
The Buddy Boss Review (06/04/2007)
(...) A Buddy Boss will beat you to the hospital. Just act delighted with everything your Buddy Boss says and does and, the moment you're out of her sight, do whatever spins your crank. Prepare all year long for a performance review from your Buddy Boss by: ■ Keeping everything you do as friendly as possible—take every opportunity to make all activities seem as socially driven as possible without embarrassing yourself in front of the cynics in the company. (...)
(...) A Buddy Boss will beat you to the hospital. Just act delighted with everything your Buddy Boss says and does and, the moment you're out of her sight, do whatever spins your crank. Prepare all year long for a performance review from your Buddy Boss by: ■ Keeping everything you do as friendly as possible—take every opportunity to make all activities seem as socially driven as possible without embarrassing yourself in front of the cynics in the company. (...)
Blend Into the Crowd Without Losing Your Goals (06/04/2007)
(...) If the challenge of problem-solving frightens you, deny there are any problems. However, goal-setting can be a private matter and you can adopt healthy ways to keep yourself accountable without becoming excessively punitive. Start by refocusing energy away from contempt for your Idiot Boss to personal growth and satisfaction. (...)
(...) If the challenge of problem-solving frightens you, deny there are any problems. However, goal-setting can be a private matter and you can adopt healthy ways to keep yourself accountable without becoming excessively punitive. Start by refocusing energy away from contempt for your Idiot Boss to personal growth and satisfaction. (...)
A Strategic Partnership How to Harness the Idiot Power (06/04/2007)
(...) If certain people were idiots, you had 40 years to figure out what to do with them, 15 years if they were recent hires. Today, fewer and fewer executives near the top of the corporate food chain worked their way up through the ranks. Now, for-profit and not-for-profit organizations recruit most top brass from outside. (...)
(...) If certain people were idiots, you had 40 years to figure out what to do with them, 15 years if they were recent hires. Today, fewer and fewer executives near the top of the corporate food chain worked their way up through the ranks. Now, for-profit and not-for-profit organizations recruit most top brass from outside. (...)
Your Rock and Hard Place (06/04/2007)
(...) But it's there. And scenarios played out in the executive suite are replicated in smaller scenarios in managers' offices everywhere. To stop fighting 'em and join 'em doesn't mean adopting their values. (...)
(...) But it's there. And scenarios played out in the executive suite are replicated in smaller scenarios in managers' offices everywhere. To stop fighting 'em and join 'em doesn't mean adopting their values. (...)
Stuck in Adolescent Rebellion (06/04/2007)
(...) Once that's done, you will know how to become an asset rather than a liability, a friend rather than a foe, and a truly strategic partner to your Idiot Boss. Like everything else, you go through this exercise because he won't. Stuck in Adolescent Rebellion Engaging in denial and avoidance of real issues, which is the cultural paradigm of far too many working environments, creates a population living in a state of ignorant dysfunction. (...)
(...) Once that's done, you will know how to become an asset rather than a liability, a friend rather than a foe, and a truly strategic partner to your Idiot Boss. Like everything else, you go through this exercise because he won't. Stuck in Adolescent Rebellion Engaging in denial and avoidance of real issues, which is the cultural paradigm of far too many working environments, creates a population living in a state of ignorant dysfunction. (...)
How to Talk to Your Idiot Boss (06/04/2007)
(...) Research conducted by UCLA psychology professor emeritus Albert Mehrabian determined that words account for 7 percent of a face-to-face message. Vocal inflection accounts for 38 percent, and facial expression accounts for 55 percent. Dr. (...)
(...) Research conducted by UCLA psychology professor emeritus Albert Mehrabian determined that words account for 7 percent of a face-to-face message. Vocal inflection accounts for 38 percent, and facial expression accounts for 55 percent. Dr. (...)
The Office Bully (06/04/2007)
(...) The increased regard your I-Boss will have for you as a result of your embellishment on the truth will make it easier for you to do more fulfilling work. Where is the vice in that? I only used the word "embellishment" because the tale you're toting to your I-Boss is partially true. In all likelihood, your I-Boss's boss makes many comments about your I-Boss. (...)
(...) The increased regard your I-Boss will have for you as a result of your embellishment on the truth will make it easier for you to do more fulfilling work. Where is the vice in that? I only used the word "embellishment" because the tale you're toting to your I-Boss is partially true. In all likelihood, your I-Boss's boss makes many comments about your I-Boss. (...)
Me and my big mouth (06/04/2007)
(...) She stroked and made them feel all better. I preach and teach human-centered management practices, but April was codependency to the 10th power. When Bill and I took over the company, it was more of a coffee Match than a thriving business. (...)
(...) She stroked and made them feel all better. I preach and teach human-centered management practices, but April was codependency to the 10th power. When Bill and I took over the company, it was more of a coffee Match than a thriving business. (...)
Using Meals to Advance Your Career (06/04/2007)
(...) If praising your I-Boss in these social situations is too on the nose, praise his ideas. Say to your cocktail companions, "I don't remember who said such-and-such, but it's a fabulous idea." Your I-Boss will probably excuse himself from his present conversation and join your group to take credit. (...)
(...) If praising your I-Boss in these social situations is too on the nose, praise his ideas. Say to your cocktail companions, "I don't remember who said such-and-such, but it's a fabulous idea." Your I-Boss will probably excuse himself from his present conversation and join your group to take credit. (...)
Boss Bonding Specifics (06/04/2007)
(...) However, mealtime is another terrific opportunity for you to play detective and study the image he sees in his foggy mirror. Then dress your ideas and suggestions up to appear equally foggy. In other words, make them appear to be his ideas and suggestions or at least make them appear as they would in his mirror, not yours. (...)
(...) However, mealtime is another terrific opportunity for you to play detective and study the image he sees in his foggy mirror. Then dress your ideas and suggestions up to appear equally foggy. In other words, make them appear to be his ideas and suggestions or at least make them appear as they would in his mirror, not yours. (...)
Vertical Mobility and Trial Lawyers (06/04/2007)
(...) Masochistic Bosses are reluctant leaders until they realize the dramatic opportunities for self-abuse that leadership offers. A department full of team members can be turned into an angry mob with pitchforks if you annoy and antagonize them enough. Sadists want to be bosses from the get-go because it's the perfect setup to punish and abuse unwilling victims. (...)
(...) Masochistic Bosses are reluctant leaders until they realize the dramatic opportunities for self-abuse that leadership offers. A department full of team members can be turned into an angry mob with pitchforks if you annoy and antagonize them enough. Sadists want to be bosses from the get-go because it's the perfect setup to punish and abuse unwilling victims. (...)
Getting angry (06/04/2007)
(...) If you had half a brain you would treat me with the respect I deserve, double my vacation, give me a raise, and beg me not to quit." Feels different, doesn't it? It's clenched fist vs. open hand, tight vs. (...)
(...) If you had half a brain you would treat me with the respect I deserve, double my vacation, give me a raise, and beg me not to quit." Feels different, doesn't it? It's clenched fist vs. open hand, tight vs. (...)
Lost Perspective Can Be Regained (06/04/2007)
(...) The bird poop stayed. Finally I said, "If I was on the team that put a man on the moon and sends space shuttles around the earth on a regular basis, that rocket out front would be a symbol of my career accomplishments." About a week later, the rocket had a gleaming new paint job and looked like it could be launched into orbit. (...)
(...) The bird poop stayed. Finally I said, "If I was on the team that put a man on the moon and sends space shuttles around the earth on a regular basis, that rocket out front would be a symbol of my career accomplishments." About a week later, the rocket had a gleaming new paint job and looked like it could be launched into orbit. (...)
I want to share my joy with the world and apply them in all areas of my life (06/04/2007)
(...) Don't buy into the myth that you can be mean at work and nice at home. One or the other is an act. You can be a truly nice person who tries to act like an SOB in professional affairs, the way I did by imitating Moe Green from The Godfather. (...)
(...) Don't buy into the myth that you can be mean at work and nice at home. One or the other is an act. You can be a truly nice person who tries to act like an SOB in professional affairs, the way I did by imitating Moe Green from The Godfather. (...)
Enter page# 1 (last added articles shown first)