Author: Роман Петров — 786

4 Feb 2025

Leadership · Management · Quotes · Rework

Less heroism.

Very often more reasonable better to leave than to be a hero.For example, let’s say you think the work you’re about to do will take two hours. However, four hours…

4 Feb 2025

Motivation

No options.

In August 2008 or 2009, I went on a trip with my wife and children through the Carpathians. Following the advice of the locals, we went to… poloniny (Polonynas in…

4 Feb 2025

Motivation

Why doesn’t praise work?

You did an excellent job with the task.Actually, I did it with my left foot just 10 minutes before the deadline. He’s either trying to manipulate me or doesn’t understand…

4 Feb 2025

Motivation

How to scold properly

If you read these four posts ( 1. ,. 2. ,. 3. ,. 4. ), then the formula for the correct emotional impact on a subordinate will emerge on its…

4 Feb 2025

Motivation

Do not wipe yourself with the curtains.

The idea that any systematization of punishments acknowledges the predictability of punishable behavior is not clear to everyone. However, it is true. No one enacts laws that no one intends…

4 Feb 2025

Fairy Tales

Predator

You know, sometimes you talk to someone, say goodbye after a meeting, and then that person just disappears. Just like that. And it’s unclear where they’ve gone. They’re not dead,…

4 Feb 2025

Motivation

Collectivism?

Where did the term “collectivism” even come from? From a camel. More precisely, from communist ideology. Collectivism is a myth, and managers who rely on collectivism, on the mythical “team…

4 Feb 2025

Motivation

Does your style depend on who you’re managing?

I once talked with a man who never did come to believe that the very existence of a management style points to flaws in the management. That the right style…

4 Feb 2025

Leadership · Motivation

Score on the scoreboard

— Hey, coach! How did we play?— You know, I liked it. I think you played well.— How good?— Well, I don’t know, I wasn’t keeping track of the score……

4 Feb 2025

Motivation

Favorite pastime

Imagine you have a favorite activity. You’re ready to engage in it all the time, from sunset to sunrise, every single day (or at least that’s how it feels). For…

4 Feb 2025

Management · Motivation

Don’t give free advice.

They won’t be used, they’ll be misunderstood, they’ll be overlooked, and they’ll be considered inappropriate. Two examples: 1. My aunt asked my wife how to lose weight. There was someone…

4 Feb 2025

Human Resource Management

Years are not wealth at all.

We often see job postings that require “five years of experience.” This may inform you about the number, but nothing more. Of course, requiring a certain level of basic experience…

4 Feb 2025

Human Resource Management

On the Competence of the Performer

A couple of fictional examples. Example 1The “First Ukrainian Excavation Company” (PUKK) was in need of a translator for English. The management of PUKK recognized the uniqueness of their company…

4 Feb 2025

Quotes · Rework

Too good is also bad.

Many people take pleasure in solving complex problems. However, over time, you can get used to constantly exercising your intellectual muscle and become “addicted” to it. Then you’ll start seeking…

4 Feb 2025

Human Resource Management

The Singularity Point of a Perfectionist

Perfectionism is not a virtue of a person, and I’ve already mentioned this. wrote. At the same time, I would like to use another illustration. Perfectionists seek perfection. People, for…

4 Feb 2025

Human Resource Management

To lure a specialist away

So, a certain company in the market is trying to recruit qualified specialists. I won’t delve into the idea that the absence of a specialist in a company is not…

4 Feb 2025

Human Resource Management · Sales

The work of an HR director.

After all, if we’re not talking about a “head of human resources,” then the work of such a person is still all about sales. It’s the sale of the company…

4 Feb 2025

Human Resource Management · Sales

Industry specifics

There are people who consider themselves professionals in a certain field and are convinced that only those who have a thorough understanding of the specifics of their product or service…

4 Feb 2025

Human Resource Management · Sex

The whims of the employer

Imagine a conversation between a guy and a girl: — You know, I’m afraid to marry you. — Why? — Well, you’re not the first for me, and in general,…

4 Feb 2025

Human Resource Management

Full glass

In their striving to find the ideal candidate, employer companies often forget one simple truth: a person can be motivated by development, growth, achievement, recognition and responsibility — and not…