Yes, “Wade Phillips” can be a verb.
As in, “John was simply caught in a no-win situation, so I Wade Phillipsed him.”
Or …
“Even though Jane’s whole team is responsible for the project’s failure, I’m gonna have to Wade Phillips her just to make a statement.”
For those who don’t know, Wade Phillips was the coach of the Dallas Cowboys until this past Monday afternoon. And for those who don’t know, the Cowboys have much bigger problems than a bad head coach.
But perception is reality, and the simple fact is the Cowboys are sucking and the natives are restless. A sacrifice had to be offered, and it had to be Wade Phillips’ head on a platter.
“Smoking killed far more people than terrorists ever did. It’s just not as dramatic.”
You can thank Seth Godin for that loaded byte. His post on the power of slow change makes a great point: single events don’t crush anything; series of events over time do.
On the one hand, you’ve got something to be happy about: no individual act is make or break for you. So stop treating it that way.
Why Micro-Managing is Good: good managers aren’t afraid to micro-manage their teams if it’s needed.
How do you deal with excuses? We all look for excuses, ways to put off what needs to be done. The least little change always prompts resistance.
Productivity tips: 4 questions to ask yourself regularly to help you stay on top of what you need to do (or not do).
Your team wants you to tell them what the strategy is? Do you know it? Do they know it?
As easy as it might be to condemn such behavior, bosses instead need to embrace it. There’s nothing wrong with admitting that maybe, just maybe, your current workplace can’t meet all of your professional goals and curiousities. In fact, it might not even be able to train you in some of the areas you’re most interested in.
Instead of denying that it’s happening in your office, learn how to leverage it. Ask your employees what they’re working on. Find out what they’re learning. Get to know them more, and get to know what they can do for the company more.
David at Marketing Integrity pointed the way to this post on work and time by James at Agile Ministry, and I’m glad he did. We all know we shouldn’t be workaholics. We all are at times, though. James manages to clarify the real issues and pitfalls of going down that trail too often. My favorite [...]
Mark has posted an excellent article on enhancing creativity by increasing your limitations. In essence, he explains that the blank page approach to creativity and innovation usually isn’t the most productive way to capitalize on our creative juices. Rather, limit yourself in certain areas and see what happens. I completely agree with his belief, and [...]
Brett’s note: The Vault is a periodic opportunity to look back at some of the better moments of MarketingInProgress.com. This post was originally written on May 24, 2007. If It Ain’t Broke . . . . . . don’t fix it, right? We’ve all heard that one before, and sometimes it’s true. However, more times [...]
