By: Mike Hoban — Wearing a Mask is Like Green Eggs and Ham. By: Mike Hoban (Both an apology and an acknowledgement to the wonderful Dr. Seuss) Pam: I am Pam. Pam-I-am. This isn’t about green eggs and ham; Wearing masks is on my mind But Joe right there, he just declined. Joe: That…

[Portions of this piece first published in my Fast Company article of January 2013.] — [Portions of this piece first published in my Fast Company article of January 2013.] Yes, Zoom, the videoconferencing platform, has arrived. It is a “thing.” It has millions of users and an eye-popping share price. …

There it was on the first page of Eric Larson’s new book The Splendid and the Vile about Churchill and the dark days of 1940–41… — There it was on the first page of Eric Larson’s new book The Splendid and the Vile about Churchill and the dark days of 1940–41: “Vonnegutian violence.” As in Kurt Vonnegut. …

(It might depend on whether your job involves moving carbon or moving electrons…) — (It might depend on whether your job involves moving carbon or moving electrons…) Perhaps the Work From Home (WFH) phenomenon burgeoned by the pandemic might not just be a temporary workaround until things get back to “normal.” Emerging reports from some business executives suggest that many companies have been pleasantly…

They can both be valuable but they are different… — They can both be valuable but they are different… Coaching almost always involves some sort of feedback but the reverse is not true — most feedback does not involve coaching. Huh? Precision in language is important and I’ve seen and heard a lot of imprecision over the years about those…

Key elements of the work world and of the world itself have been thrown into the blender. The COVID crisis. Work at home and the slow… — Key elements of the work world and of the world itself have been thrown into the blender. The COVID crisis. Work at home and the slow transition to coming back. Digital meetings. Fractured supply chains. The worldwide economic downturn. The widespread protests against racism. So much volatility, uncertainty.

Leaders who are purposefully strategic not only listen differently, but they also see differently. — Leaders who are purposefully strategic not only listen differently, but they also see differently. At first that might seem to be a metaphorical stretch, but it’s a practical distinction which describes leaders who transition from an operational to a strategic mindset and skill set. Consider even the everyday language we…

Everyone has a “boss” and there are millions of them out there in the work world even though almost none have the word “boss” in their… — Everyone has a “boss” and there are millions of them out there in the work world even though almost none have the word “boss” in their title. A couple of interesting factoids about bosses and Boss’s Day: You have a woman named Barbara Horoski — not Hallmark — to thank…

In Part 1 of this article I shared I shared some essential terms and concepts about the Metaverse, the incipient but much-trumpeted virtual… — In Part 1 of this article I shared I shared some essential terms and concepts about the Metaverse, the incipient but much-trumpeted virtual reality world that could impact many aspects of our daily lives, including our jobs, our workplaces, and the ways we interact with others in those workplaces.