All posts in Commandments

“Get busy living or get busy dying” said Andy Dufresne to Red in Shawshank Redemption. And boy did that guy get busy living.

What do well compensated employees such as athletes, actresses, CEOs and salespeople have in common? Individually measurable performance.

There was a time when loyalty to a company was rewarded with promotions and pensions. And perhaps there will be a time when that is true once again. At present however, only masochists blindly commit to a sociopathic entity that does not make any promises in return, preferably in writing.

At work, there are things that you will definitely be allowed to do (go to the washroom) and others that you definitely won’t (punching the CEO in the face). But in between the two extremes lies a vast expanse of gray. Can you skip a process step when no one remembers its purpose? Take a…

While there are certain objective truths (e.g. the earth is flat), many aspects of life are subjective. Your work performance is one of them.