John Kador
When Leadership Burnout May Really be Leadership Burn-in
Dan Kador is CTO of the successful startup Keen.io Medium recently picked up his post on acknowledging that he was burned out. Full...
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John Kador
Dec 24, 2014
Is an Apology “Just Words” or An Action?
Some people dismiss an apology as “just words.” A gesture without substance. The words of the minister perform a legally-enforceable...
John Kador
Nov 25, 2014
Accountability, Apology, and Bill Cosby
As of this writing, 16 women have come forward with similar narratives. It’s more and more obvious that the entertainer Bill Cosby has...
John Kador
Nov 3, 2014
A Puzzle. A Solution. An Experiment that Validates the Solution. Whew!
My Puzzler columns in REP, a magazine for financial advisors, have been popular for over six years. Many puzzles draw hundreds of...
John Kador
Oct 24, 2014
An Inmate’s Public Apology
In a previous blog, I introduced an inmate I called Charles. He wrote me a letter introducing himself as an inmate in the Sheridan...
John Kador
Oct 9, 2014
Are There Tricks to Make Your Apology Better?
Are there tricks to more effective apology? I’m skeptical. A recent article “A Trick to Make Your Apology Better” quoted a paper from...
John Kador
Sep 10, 2014
How do I Define a Ghostwriter?
What’s a ghostwriter? The first thing to do is define “ghostwriter.” I get a lot of emails from aspiring ghostwriters who seem to have...
John Kador
Aug 29, 2014
Do Odd Numbers Really Work Better than Even Numbers in Book Titles?
What’s in a Number? When I submitted the proposal for one of my first career books to McGraw-Hill, I called it 300 Best Questions to Ask...
John Kador
Aug 27, 2014
An Inmate Asks if he should Issue a Public Apology
An inmate–let’s call him Charles–incarcerated at the Sheridan Correctional Center in Illinois writes with a question about whether he...
John Kador
Jun 12, 2014
People May Ask for Your Advice, but What They Really Want are Accomplices
People often ask me for advice or feedback. I’ve learned that despite asking for authentic feedback, very few people really want it in...
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