We awoke this morning in Jackson to snow flurries (yes, in late May). We’re staying in a lodge at the foot of the Tetons, so I stepped outside and took a picture – the snow line was about halfway up the mountain. I checked the conditions back home and – you guessed it – it was 80 degrees and sunny. Go figure.
Back inside, I sat down to the Sunday Papers with a Starbucks brew (Caffe Verona):
- Management fear strikes again in the workplace – this time through the act of micromanaging. This piece in the NY Times makes a few suggestions on how to handle such a manager, as well as tries to explain the behavior. “I don’t think people get up in the morning and say they’re going to micromanage their people,” said Leslie Furlow, president of AchieveMentors, a leadership development company . “They are just afraid that if they let an employee loose, the employee is going to embarrass the manager in some form.” Looks like another job for the courage patrol.
- I always enjoy Bill Safire’s weekly Language column in the NY Times magazine, and this week’s entry was no exception. Ever sit atop a ziggurat? Ever tell a etiolated tale? Take a read and find out. It never hurts to expand the vocabulary – I always try to use a word once a day that forces my staff to consult a dictionary. Quite impish, I admit!
- Speaking of word usage, I saw this post today by Dan Tudor on using proper grammar and it seemed a proper bookend to Safire’s column. Best quote: “Little things make a difference. Little things like the correct use of the English language. Make sure you present a first-class message to anyone you’re hoping to earn as a customer.” He’s got that right.
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