The new school year has started, and I have compiled for myself a list of things not to do while teaching. My list comes from actual and fictional events. …
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I went to see my GP recently. I had a book, Wolf Hall, in my hand, and he told me he had read it and its sequel. He added that he…
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I was telling a friend about something that happened to me at work when she uttered a wolf howl. I stopped talking and looked at her. She said she was…
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A friend of mine recently had a management-consultant job interview in which he was asked to name the last book he read. I don’t know how he answered — he…
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A friend told me about a co-worker who has problems at work due to being overly conscientious. When the colleague sees something wrong at work, she reports it to her…
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Australian schools don’t smack pupils anymore. As years pass, fewer and fewer parents smack their children. I was never punished at all as a child, except that my mother tried…
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You may have heard the expression that fish and guests stink after three days. I have put “three” in a new saying: Leaders stink after three years. If you want…
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I have been occupying myself thinking about different occupations. Some occupations are more respected than others. What occupations do you consider most deserving of respect? Least deserving? If you…
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I learned about bullies at the same time I learned about algebra. When I reached six feet tall in year 9, schoolyard bullies stopped bothering me. I enjoyed life without…
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Years ago management guru Laurence Peter said something profound: In organizations, employees rise to their level of incompetence and then stay there. This process now is known as the Peter Principle….
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