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Workplace Culture

Rule Number 1: No Mind Reading

August 22, 2018 By Matt S. Smith, MBA

"No Mind Reading" - The importance of honest communication

We all know that “mind reading” doesn’t work. Life is hard enough as it is, so it’s silly to take on the additional burden of having to decipher one another’s emotions and actions to pick up clues on an unspoken tension.

Filed Under: Workplace Culture, Worky Worky

4 Signs of a Dysfunctional Workplace

August 13, 2018 By Matt S. Smith, MBA

Dysfunctional Team Meeting

I am really embarrassed when I stumble into the dysfunctional parts of adulthood. Particularly, dysfunctional teams at companies. I wish there were a better word than “embarrassed,” but it’s the best word I have. It’s a blend of surprise, shame, and disappointment. I mean, we are all adults here, yet somehow we are messing this all […]

Filed Under: Workplace Culture, Worky Worky

The Problem of Blame

August 6, 2018 By Matt S. Smith, MBA

BLAME - Text on Eyeglasses

It’s easy to blame others for your problems. This is true in your personal life, and in your professional life too. However convenient it is to blame others for you problems in the short term, there are long-term effects that are toxic.

Filed Under: Personal Growth, Workplace Culture, Worky Worky

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