The inspiration for this post of valuable life lessons came from an unlikely incident that occurred when Bri and I met for coffee the other day. Let’s start with the photo below and take it from there…
Firing people sucks. As a young professional, I have neither been fired nor had to do any firing of my own. Working in a large complex sometimes dysfunctional organization, I have seen my share of people, up and down the corporate ladder “resign” aka be terminated.
Today you will learn about a tool called a “Checklist Diary”. A “checklist diary” is a tool that you can use to help you find the reason for your problem when you don’t know why it is occurring.
In today’s column, you will learn about a tool called proactive maintenance; or being proactive to minimize the chance that “shit happens”. In life, “shit happens” – stuff goes wrong and most of the time we simply…react.
Today’s piece of advice is about how to stay relevant in old age. Here I am, 70 years old, I have children and grandchildren. Now suppose they come and visit me once a month. What do we talk about?