by Louis Gerzofsky | Apr 14, 2017 | Work-Life
If we’re mostly risk averse, then our reluctance to make certain decisions would be based upon the prospect of losing something measurable in the outcome. Hiring the ‘wrong’ executive for the job could cost the company its competitive edge. Accepting...
by Louis Gerzofsky | Apr 12, 2017 | Work-Life
No, really. As the companies of the Idea Economy increasingly rely upon ‘liquid workforces’ — as opposed to large quantities of permanent employees — how are these organizations going to deploy, coordinate, manage, supervise, communicate with,...
by Louis Gerzofsky | Apr 10, 2017 | Work-Life
When the other person is doing the talking, why can’t we wait to speak? Instead of letting our employee or professional peer or friend or family member finish their point, why are we so ready to jump in as soon as they take a breath or a pause? Are we suffering...
by Louis Gerzofsky | Apr 5, 2017 | Work-Life
For me, as well as for lots of other Americans, it probably started in the first grade. That’s where we learned to follow the rules; to play it safe; to fit in; to avoid asking too many questions; to make sure the homework was arranged in exactly the right way...
by Louis Gerzofsky | Mar 31, 2017 | Work-Life
No, really. Make an adult laugh. I read somewhere that children laugh an average of 300 times a day while adults only laugh, on average, 5 or 6 times a day. So you might be thinking, “Of course children can afford to laugh 300 times a day. What problems do they...
by Louis Gerzofsky | Mar 29, 2017 | Work-Life
Whichever one of those is our default setting probably says a great deal about us as leaders, colleagues, employees, family members and friends. React and response aren’t onomatopoeic words, but they sound as if they should be. React is hard and clipped while...
