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NonsenseAtWork

502 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings

Boost your career and success by learning to deal with the nonsense of pleasing a boss, playing nice with colleagues, making subordinates productive, and living a life. (Why should you learn to deal with nonsense at work? Because nonsense stops you from being successful. Nonsense is always at work. It never stops. That’s the bad news. The good news is that there is always some sense in nonsense, if you look for it. And if you are willing to look for it, time and again you will find that you can make the nonsense at work work for you.)

For more, visit https://nonsenseatwork.com

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Episodes

Trigger Question #30: Are You Inspired To Dream?

April 26, 2024 12:05 - 1 minute - 1.75 MB

Let’s talk about big dreams, because big dreams trigger big fears. If they don't, then dream bigger.

Insight #306: When Abuse of the P Word Spoils It for Adults

April 25, 2024 12:05 - 3 minutes - 3.24 MB

Clearly, every workplace privilege or freedom has a dark side. We can abuse any privilege or freedom at the expense of someone else.

Trigger Question #29: Are You Tired Enough To Make Daft Decisions?

April 24, 2024 12:10 - 2 minutes - 2.35 MB

Like all odd behaviors, taking fewer vacations has a name. It’s called shrinking-vacation syndrome. If you ask me, it’s the shrinking self-confidence syndrome.

Insight #305: Behind the Wheel, Running Out of Life

April 23, 2024 12:10 - 1 minute - 1.61 MB

We live as if we are still passengers in the family car. We ignore the moment we're living in, we fight with our neighbors (passengers and other drivers), and we whine, “Are we *where* yet?”

Trigger Question #28: Were You Purposely Ignorant This Week?

April 22, 2024 12:10 - 2 minutes - 2.48 MB

If you hold a leadership or a management position, then you have no right to be willfully ignorant.

Trigger Question #27: What Did You Assume (Incorrectly) About Others?

April 19, 2024 12:05 - 2 minutes - 2.3 MB

Try to interact with “other” people, those "different" people. Once you get over the shock, you’ll realize how much fun weirdness can be. You might even learn something useful.

Insight #304: The Smarter Your Phone, the Dumber You Are

April 18, 2024 12:05 - 2 minutes - 1.94 MB

Not so long ago, a skeptical generation held technology in check.

Trigger Question #26: Did You Misinterpret Reality Again?

April 17, 2024 12:05 - 2 minutes - 2.84 MB

When we make mistakes in interpreting reality, we respond ineffectively. Or we behave inappropriately. Or misbehave. Or all three.

Insight #303: Before Whining and Firing, Aim To Manage Wrong Into Right

April 16, 2024 12:10 - 2 minutes - 2.82 MB

You are a manager. You are supposed to manage problems into successes. Not successes into problems. So, before you start your whining and firing, be very sure that there is no way for you to manage the “wrong one” into being a “right one”.

Trigger Question #25: Did you create sense or nonsense?

April 10, 2024 12:10 - 3 minutes - 3.24 MB

Every time you encounter nonsense, you are free to decide whether you see “sense” or “non-sense.” You are, indeed, the creator of nonsense. Or of sense. Your choice.

Insight #302: Why Fairness at Work Is Seldom Fair

April 09, 2024 22:31 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

Surprise, surprise, research shows we are far more sensitive to being under-rewarded than over-rewarded. So we shouldn't be so hard on the what's-in-it-for-me generation.

Trigger Question #24: Did You Pick the Right Tone of Voice?

April 08, 2024 12:06 - 1 minute - 1.89 MB

We read words. But we hear tone of voice.

Trigger Question #23: Was Your Justice Visible?

April 05, 2024 12:05 - 2 minutes - 2.64 MB

It matters little whether others know you corrected someone who has done something wrong. But it matters much when others don't know whether you disciplined someone for doing a wrong thing.

Insight #301: You Might Benefit From Paying a Little More

April 04, 2024 12:05 - 2 minutes - 2.15 MB

Fairness is a matter of perception and individuals can perceive inequity if they feel under-rewarded and, surprisingly, if they feel over-rewarded.

Trigger Question #22: Did you ask the right question?

April 03, 2024 12:05 - 1 minute - 1.41 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Insight 300: How To Deal With Those Who Climb Mountains Where There Are None

April 02, 2024 12:05 - 1 minute - 1.54 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Trigger Question #21: Did You Make Your Intentions Clear?

April 01, 2024 12:05 - 2 minutes - 2.55 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Trigger Question #20: Did You Work on Your Plan B? And on Your Plan C?

March 29, 2024 11:05 - 2 minutes - 2.76 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Insight #299: Being Ahead Does Not Make You a Leader

March 28, 2024 12:05 - 2 minutes - 2.33 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Trigger Question #19: What Do You Do When the Going Gets Tough?

March 27, 2024 12:05 - 2 minutes - 2.18 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Insight #298: How To Recognize Real Change When You See It

March 26, 2024 12:05 - 2 minutes - 2.3 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Trigger Question #18: Do You Choose To Be Pre-Stressed or Flat-Bedded?

March 22, 2024 12:05 - 3 minutes - 3.62 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Insight #297: This Is the Moment You Like Your Work Enough To Make It Matter

March 21, 2024 12:07 - 2 minutes - 2.2 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Insight #296: Please Hold, Your Suggestion Is Unimportant to Us

March 19, 2024 12:05 - 3 minutes - 2.89 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Trigger Question #17: Who had you covered, but got your back up?

March 18, 2024 12:05 - 2 minutes - 1.95 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Trigger Question #16: Were You Hostile or Just Angry?

March 15, 2024 12:10 - 2 minutes - 2.3 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Trigger Question #15: Have You Kicked an Employee Lately?

March 08, 2024 13:05 - 4 minutes - 3.95 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Insight #295: Face the Right Way or Back Into the Wrong Problem

March 07, 2024 13:05 - 1 minute - 1.88 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/    

Trigger Question #14: Did You See Differently or Your Same Old Same Old?

March 06, 2024 13:05 - 3 minutes - 3.6 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/    

Insight #294: The Evolved Way To Survive Is To Simplify Your Focus

March 05, 2024 13:05 - 2 minutes - 2.38 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Trigger Question #13: Are You Aiming To Win or Trying Not To Lose?

March 04, 2024 20:22 - 2 minutes - 2.63 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Trigger Question #12: Who Do You Feed When You Give Feedback?

March 01, 2024 13:05 - 3 minutes - 3.31 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Insight #293: Find the Time To Make Your Point Quickly

February 29, 2024 13:05 - 3 minutes - 3.11 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Trigger Question #11: How Did You Treat Others This Week?

February 28, 2024 13:05 - 1 minute - 1.77 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Insight #292: Getting Fired Began With Adam and Eve, but It Still Hurts

February 27, 2024 13:05 - 3 minutes - 3.06 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Trigger Question #10: What’s your attitude now that your vote is history?

February 26, 2024 13:05 - 2 minutes - 2.4 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Trigger Question #9: What Wise Thing Did You Do?

February 23, 2024 13:05 - 2 minutes - 2.07 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Insight #291: The Secret to Making This a More Meaningful Year

February 22, 2024 13:05 - 2 minutes - 2.11 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Trigger Question #8: Did You Drop Any History This Week?

February 21, 2024 13:05 - 2 minutes - 2.7 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Insight #290: How To Decide How To Decide

February 20, 2024 13:05 - 1 minute - 1.69 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Trigger Question #7: Did You Pick the Right Mask for the Moment?

February 19, 2024 13:05 - 2 minutes - 2.4 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Trigger Question #6: Do You Zoom Out to Recharge?

February 16, 2024 13:05 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Insight #289: Want To Succeed? Don’t Zigzag. Weave.

February 15, 2024 13:00 - 1 minute - 1.51 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Trigger Question #5: Did You Follow Your Gut or Your Heart?

February 14, 2024 13:04 - 1 minute - 1.62 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork.com website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Insight #288: Don’t Be Resolute. Aim for the Power of the Easy Way.

February 13, 2024 13:05 - 1 minute - 1.49 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Trigger Question #4: What worried you away from doing your job?

February 12, 2024 13:00 - 2 minutes - 2.4 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Trigger Question #3: What's the point of the Trigger Question?

February 09, 2024 13:00 - 2 minutes - 2.46 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Insight #287: Your Formula for Failure Will Trigger Success

February 08, 2024 13:06 - 2 minutes - 2.39 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Insight #286: More Might Be Merrier, but It's Often Less

February 07, 2024 13:05 - 1 minute - 1.63 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

Insight #285: When Knowing More Could Mean Less

February 06, 2024 13:00 - 2 minutes - 2.16 MB

You will find the text version of this audio, and much more, on the NonsenseAtWork website. There you can also sign up to receive the weekly nonsense insight and the weekly trigger question right in your inbox. Please go to: ⁠ https://nonsenseatwork.com/

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