NonsenseAtWork

Why do infants throw more effective tantrums than adults? Is it because they are less inhibited? Because they have only their lungs to make an impact? Because they don’t know better? None of the above! It is because at that age, any bad day or bad event is, percentage wise, based on their total number […]

Lately, we have seen a number of very public failures, followed by a steady stream of amateur philosophers telling us that ‘life is about growing from mistakes’. Well, let me tell you how to really grow. Learn from one key mistake as quickly as possible. And what is that key mistake? A belief in handed-down […]

During a recent inspection tour of our new offices, I mentioned the air conditioner control panel. The building manager laughed and said that they have software that can over-ride the thermostat. So much for thinking that I had control over my environment. It made me re-think those research studies which found that the higher […]