by Franklin Wordsmith | Apr 21, 2020 | Leadership
We Love Their Charisma and Inspiration — and Need to Keep Them from Wasting Us when Stressed Out At the PR agency where I worked in Minneapolis, everyone wanted to be on Marilyn’s team. She was sharp. She was funny. And she went out of her way to support...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Apr 14, 2020 | Leadership, Video
What to Do when a “Data Junkie” Is Under the Gun — So You Don’t Find It Pointed at You Ron was one of my clients at the Financial Relations Board, where I did investor communications. He was the chairman and CEO of a company that manufactured...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Apr 7, 2020 | Leadership, Video
What to Understand when the “Nicest People You Know” Are Feeling the Heat So You Don’t Get Scorched — and Recognize if This Is You I remember my first “amiable” boss, Tim. When the communications agency hired me, everyone told me I...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Oct 1, 2019 | Leadership
I remember the first time I heard about the second type of person who says “no” to you at work: Dead Weight Danny. My mother was the chief of the Midwest Property Division for the Department of Defense. She had a job open up, interviewed candidates, and...
