Can’t remember things? Good. You passed the “Are you human?” test.

We all forget and do it pretty well because that is how our brains are designed. Our brain is meant to process information and critically think about its meaning. It’s not meant to remember every one of your great-aunts' birthdays. So, give yourself some grace and explore how to process information and how you can do a better job of training your employees to do so as well.

There is nothing worse than being micro-managed. OK, well, maybe one thing - BEING a micromanager.

Some well-intended managers have a habit of sub-optimizing their employees. Unfortunately, micromanaging isn’t managing at all. It’s demanding people mimic you and your style. It’s not an effective management approach.

In this article, we point out some negative effects and offer tips to help you recover from being a micromanager. And if you aren’t the problem, feel free to slip a copy of this article on someone’s desk when they aren’t looking. We’ll attach it as a PDF too.

There’s a strong social movement in the workplace against - hobbies. OK. Maybe over dramatic. But when did someone last encourage you to take time off to develop a hobby? Never? Well, here is your invitation and several reasons it might be a good idea to heed the call.

You have flashbacks to your childhood arguments when the banter quickly goes to “your momma.” Yep, it’s the age-old ad hominem attack strategy. Unfortunately, it’s still a go-to strategy in the adult world. We’ve called it out and offered you counter-punches that even a saint might use.

The brain is for thinking. It doesn’t work well as a drawer to store unfinished tasks. This article gives a name to that menacing, reoccurring thought of what I need to do.

It’s hard to do, but no one will do it like you can - Asking for a promotion.

We often let fear talk us out of advocating for ourselves, but with a plan of attack, it all goes a bit more smoothly.

One of our members asked us for advice on seeking a promotion, and we developed this plan to share with all members.