In gearing up for my next book, Good Boss, Bad Boss, I am putting together a list of "12 Things that Good Bosses Believe," which you will soon see on this blog and elsewhere. In the process, I took two or three ideas from my old list of "15 Things I Believe" that has been on this blog for a long time. So I decided it was a good time to update and expand that list, as I have not changed much in the last couple years. So I spent the morning updating the new list, now "17 Things I Believe," which you can see to the left.
The first 9 items aren't really changed much, although one or two of the links are updated. Items 10 through 16 are all new. And item 17, which I removed for awhile, is back because I thought it was important to remind others — and myself — that there is a lot more to life than work. Here is the new list. As always, I would love your comments, and as this is a pretty big change, if you have ideas about items you might add (or subtract) if it was your list, or that you think I should add or subtract, I would love to hear your reactions. Here it is (and note that #17 has no link):
1.
Sometimes the best management is no management at all — first do no
harm!
2.
Indifference is as important as passion.
7.
The best test of a person's character is how he or she treats those
with less power.
8. Err on the side of
optimism and positive energy in all things.
10.
Anyone can learn to be creative, it just takes a lot of practice and
little confidence
11.
"Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong."
12.
If you are an expert, seek-out novices or experts in other fields. If
you are a novice, seek out experts.
14.
"Am I a success or a failure?" is not a very useful question
15.
The world would be a better place if people slept more and took more
naps
16.
Strive for simplicity and competence, but embrace the confusion and
messiness along the way.
17. Jimmy Maloney is right, work is
an overrated activity.
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