If you have the opportunity to make the life of a colleague easier, make sure you do so. It’s called work, not the Annual Witchcraft Championship. If you treat yourself like a loser, you will be treated like a loser at work. You set the yardstick. Credit to Nassim…

“Who let the dogs out? Who, who, who, who, who?” -“Who Let the Dogs Out” — Song by Baha Men I remember early in my career and I was unfortunate to be in a feedback session. We had teams working on various initiatives and they had daily reviews of…

“Rule 6: Set Your House In Perfect Order Before You Criticize The World” — 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan Peterson I remember the first time I was told a newbie would be reporting to me; I screamed silently. After the endless bashing of horrible bosses…

Corporate breakups are hard, and they can be emotionally draining. It’s almost like a romantic relationship where you have to return the keys to your now-ex’s apartment. (I’m not sure why you’d have them in the first place, but then, it’s too early to derail.) You have to give back…

“If you don’t want to burn out, stop living like you’re on fire.” -Unknown, as quoted by Brené Brown. When I began my career in banking, I began with an all-or-nothing mentality. I had a certain type of disdain for anyone who was anti-grinding. Even when my brother-in-grind (P.S., grinding…

“At the end of the day people won’t remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel.” ― Robert I. Sutton, The Asshole Survival Guide: How to Deal with People Who Treat You Like Dirt I remember when my previous line manager a couple of…

“The most fundamental lesson of our study is that ordinary people, simply doing their jobs, and without any particular hostility on their part, can become agents in a terrible destructive process.” -Stanley Milgram, Obedience to Authority (1974) In 1963, Stanley Milgram published his controversial and borderline unethical study, revealing…

“I have a problem with the fact that you say you cannot be available on weekends.” — A former boss of a friend. — I nearly ended up working for my friend’s boss (let’s call him “No Downtime"), who made the opening quote, as we were in the same company (Company A). I knew in my heart that working with him as a subordinate would be a bad idea after hearing that statement, and…

Well, I consider a project manager to be a babysitter. You have to keep a close eye on the project, the budget, and your team, and sometimes annoy people if need be to get the job done. -Laura Utrup, Project Manager — Wilderness Agency I am usually asked, “Justin, what…