Category Archives: Working For Others

Nepotism again…

Posted on April 29, 2008 by David St Lawrence

A reader asks about the positives and negatives of nepotism in a school setting. His comment read: Regarding nepotism and ethics, what about a situation where a teaching staff where the principal has a practice of hiring married couples? Approximately … Continue reading →

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Silver Bullet Fables – part 1 – targets

Posted on November 30, 2007 by David St Lawrence

There is this wonderfully persistent idea that keeping your eye on a target and doing whatever it takes to attain that target will give you the best chance of achieving success. Your managers and even your parents may have pushed … Continue reading →

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Throwing pearls before swine – a good way to drive yourself crazy

Posted on November 2, 2007 by David St Lawrence

I have been talking to a number of people recently who made the unfortunate decision to work for dunderheads and are now beginning to realize that this is a losing game. Having done this myself more than a couple of … Continue reading →

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Your Creativity vs the Corporate Life Cycle – Part 4

Posted on July 4, 2007 by David St Lawrence

An inside look at Google – an unusual Stage Three company In my previous articles I mentioned Stage Three companies and how they tend to stifle creative people. There are exceptions to every generality and I failed to mention the … Continue reading →

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