There are a lot of stories of awful managers but they all have one common theme – lack of power control. Those who are awful to their employees have no regard for the well-being of the team as they see everyone as replaceable. So, what is your top horror story of an awful manager?

Some ask if it is possible to have a rational argument with someone who believes in a conspiracy theory. Using rational arguments and facts do not work. You can simply go by your own experience when you tried to have a functional argument with a conspiracy theorist and frustration and disappointment are strongly present. So, if you experience this, is it possible to work through a dysfunctional argument?

Over the years, Warren Buffet has been extremely successful at investing in goods and services. However, recently he advised others to invest in themselves and thus become the best at something you do. So, if you are a manager, are you the best manager in your company?

Nothing like seeing a tip on success by a MIT professor, Dr. Patrick Winston, who said the formula is the sum of Knowledge, Practice and Talent. The latter, however, has the least value whereas knowledge is the most significant and practice somewhere in the middle. So, how does this tip square with your own perception or belief on achieving success?

There is a temptation and tendency to be critical of others for not valuing your contributions or your talents. Although this may have merit – the idea instead is to move to a new environment where others will appreciate you for your worth and will pay you accordingly. So, the decision is yours, right?

Whether you like labels or not, you have probably heard how people label others based on their perceptions of some characteristic and/or behavior. Some of these labels can be damaging to your career specially when someone may say you are not “management material” thus excluding you from potential promotions. Labels take an all or nothing form so what do you do to not let a label define you specially when it mischaracterizes you in a bad light?

Selling and Motivation are key parts of daily life. However, some are better at these two than most and the reason is based on NEEDS. But, the needs we are talking about in order to be effective are your needs and not those of someone else. It is easier said than done and it can be complicated. Do you agree?

Even the wrong manager can deliver results to the bottom line but at the expense of everything else. So, we learn that companies can “tolerate” a tyrant for a manager as long as sales are up, for example. We also learn that there is a hidden cost where if the team is not functioning at all cylinders – the potential to reach “high performance” is not achievable. Do you agree?