For stubborn stains.
It is what is says it is!
From what I can tell, it really works. ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Showing posts with label Effective. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Effective. Show all posts
June 30, 2022
May 26, 2014
You Can Be Nice and Powerful
So while there may seem to be a contradiction between being nice and being an effective leader, there really is not.
For example, we can have empathy for people, while still holding them accountable to do a good job through programs like flexible schedules, telework, and other workplace accommodations.
Power in the organization can be wielded by a boss in so many ways, and they don't even have to eat their spinach to do it.
From what assignments you get, whether you have to work odd hours, to whether you get a good evaluation or even that promotion, for that matter.
Many may be too quick to put on the punching gloves, however.
Sometimes, the boss will laud publicly over some employees, while degrading or shunning others...that sends a message doesn't it.
Worse is boss that yells, tells someone their ideas are stupid, or glares at someone like they are a moron...that takes someone straight to employment hell.
The email chain is the classic message!
So while power can be wielded, it can also be shielded by appreciating each person for what they can do and their contribution, if sincere and merited.
While employees value a nice boss, this doesn't mean that we don't want to be challenged, we do--challenge adds some meaning to our jobs and our day--that's why 75% would rather work for a high-achieving, but demanding boss than a nice, but ineffective one.
But combine nice and high-achieving into a boss, and I think we will all want to work for such a leader and follow them wherever they go! ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
December 22, 2013
No Parking, Not Even One Minute
It is leaning up again the wall and not even hung.
There is lots of emotional detail:
- "All area"
- "Even one minute"
- "Even [if] stores closed"
- "Even [if] come to pick up to go - carry out"
- "24 hours 7 days"
- "You will be towed immediately"
- "Fee 50-150" (with the $ at the end...oops)
Then hand drawn is a:
Picture of elephant towing a car away (not sure why the car looks like it's smiling).
And a tow truck whooshing a car away with a special note reminding you that "Tow truck is hiding around the area"
While not he most eloquent sign, it is definitely expressive, creative, and effective.
No way would I park there! ;-)
(Source Photo: Dannielle Blumenthal)
April 12, 2013
Tiptoeing Or Delivering A Knockout Punch
Like this TOS-1A heavy flamethrower system--it is a multi-rocket launcher mounted on a T-72 main battle tank chassis.
The TOS-1A carries 30 (newer version 24) 220-mm incendiary or thermobaric unguided rockets that it can shoot up to 3 km (newer version 6 km), and it destroys everything within 300 square meters using high-pressure and temperature.
What is cool is that the technology seems boiled down to the basics--shoot and eliminate. And when multiple TOS-1As roll unto the battlefield--they unleash what looks like a ruthless barrage of destructive fire.
Of course, precision targeting weapons have the added benefit of mitigating civilian casualties--but from the looks of things, that is not what this weapon is all about.
The question is do you go half way or finish the job--do you hit below the belt or keep it a clean fight?
In war, if you leave the enemy intact or with fighting capabilities, then you may just have to fight them another day.
While the rules of war protect people from the cruelties of all out hostilities, we need to make sure that in the end, it keeps them safe over the long-term, and does not just prolong the inevitable cat-fight.
Good, kind, and just people often don't feel comfortable delivering a knockout punch, but sometimes (not all the time) that is just what is needed to restore the peace. ;-)
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