Work Less and Do More

In my recent episode How to be Prepared to Give Your Opinion, I gave Bernice her voice, and Melvin as well. This was partially motivated by watching too many episodes of Family Guy and being awestruck that Seth MacFarlane could be the voice behind so many of the characters. The fact that he has made [...]

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Now that we’ve explored some rules and beliefs on organizational life, would you like to chime in on rules and beliefs about projects and planning?
Some of the beliefs that have ruled my life:

I have to plan for contingencies.
I have to deliver according to plan.
If I miss a milestone, everything will fall apart.
If I miss a [...]

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I’m writing a tip for the book on when to communicate in person, versus electronically. What are some situations where you would shy away from electronic communication and want to go face-to-face or by-phone? I’m doing this as a list of bullet points, so brevity is appreciated.
For example:

Propose or break up in person.
Give negative performance [...]

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