Marissa Mayer Busts Sacred Cows At Yahoo
Chapter 10: The People-First Life Part 8 Yahoo busted a sacred cow when it discontinued it’s current work from home policy. (See the last post for more.) Frankly, compared to IBM’s changes to its...
View ArticleMarissa Mayer, Yahoo, and Idolatry
Chapter 10: The People-First Life Part 9 Busting Your Corporate Idol challenges each of us to make people a higher priority than the company. The mishandled change to Yahoo’s telecommuting policy and...
View ArticleThe Corporate Ladder Or Jacob’s Ladder?
Chapter 10: The People First Life Part 10 Which is more important to you, getting promoted or living a good life? In the last post, I wrote that Marissa Mayer’s top three priorities are God, family,...
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Why It Is Hard To Say NO To the Boss?
Chapter 10: The People-First Life, Part 11 When the boss asks you to do something, it can be hard to say no. But saying no is one of the most important career skills you can learn. (And here is a good...
View ArticleThe Secret To Saying No To Your Boss Is To Say Yes To Someone More Important
Chapter 10: The People First Life Part 12 Most of the time, your boss is the single most important person to you at your job. And given our propensity to obey authority figures, it is especially hard...
View ArticleIs a Day Without Work Too Much To Ask?
Chapter 10: The People-First Life Part 13 Now that you are saying no to your boss, I suggest that you work towards a six day work week. One day with no email and no phone calls. I know, there is a...
View ArticleShould Working Seven Days a Week Carry the Death Penalty?
Chapter 10: The People-First Life Part 14 According to the Torah, the basis for traditional Jewish law, the penalty for working on the Sabbath is death by stoning. Is this just another example of the...
View ArticleHow To Think Less About Work and More About Life
Chapter 10: The People-First Life Part 14 Have I convinced you that there is something to this Corporate Idolatry thing? Maybe or maybe not, but in either case, I hope you see the world a little...
View ArticleHow To Avoid the Mistake Of Erin Callan
Chapter 10: The People-First Life Part 16 (Conclusion) Busting Your Corporate Idol (Conclusion) I’m incredibly optimistic that the era of busting corporate idols is upon us. Look to the millennial...
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Help! I’ve Fallen Into Work Idolatry
I am running a contest design the cover for “Busting Your Corporate Idol.” The average contest lasts seven days, and gets 100-200 total designs. This one has over 300 designs in just 3 days. Many are...
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