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Wisdom Wednesday – Manager vs. Leader

@claleadership101 Accountability vs. ownership. I LOVE this shift that can free our people from micromanagement to ownership. Great way to engage the team in a fresh way where they take personal responsibility of their work and business. Change the words you use and create a culture of ownership and commitment. Here’s a simple framework to […]

¶ Posted 04 February 2026 § Jobs § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education

Wisdom Wednesday – As You Age, You Lose More and More Fucks To Give

@ericami1234 #silversprings #fyp #fleatwoodmack #foryou #viral ? original sound – ???? ???

¶ Posted 21 January 2026 § Humour § Travel § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday, travel

Wisdom Wednesday – Dilbert As A Management Role Model? (With Bonus Donald Trump Reference in 2006?!?)

In “honour” of the death of Scott Adams, I present one of the papers I wrote in library school. This was my Management class and, you won’t be shocked to hear that I had a lot of skepticism about what we were being taught (you’ll be more shocked to learn that management was my highest […]

¶ Posted 14 January 2026 § Humour § Jobs § Library § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, language

Wisdom Wednesday – Rebuilding The Working Class

Saw the story I’ve copied below online and it made me think of the current Federal NDP Leadership Race where this is a major topic of conversation. It was also in the first provincial NDP Leadership race I was involved in where I got introduced to the term “Granholier Than Thou” as someone who was […]

¶ Posted 07 January 2026 § Jobs § MemoryLane § Politics § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, history, language, orgdevl, philosophy

Wisdom Wednesday – “The Company Hired Me To Lead Their ‘Agile’ Transformation (I Don’t Know What ‘Agile’ Means. Nobody Does.)”

Beware those who use language to hide, not to clarify… The company hired me to lead their "Agile Transformation."I don't know what Agile means.Nobody does.That's why it works. I make $425,000 a year.To move sticky notes.From left to right.On a board.The board is digital now.The sticky notes cost $80,000 in Jira licenses.… — Peter Girnus […]

¶ Posted 24 December 2025 § Humour § Jobs § Meme § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, language, orgdevl

Wisdom Wednesday – Three Sentences To Disrupt Any Conflict

This is how you can diffuse any conflict instantly???? pic.twitter.com/ApqLRlqPDT — Leaders ? Junction (@LeadersJunction) December 7, 2025 What would you suggest? What would it take for you to agree? Can you live with this if you don’t agree? (If the answer is “no”, go back to question #1.)