I don’t know whose manager needs to hear this, but:

Face-to-face virtual meetings should be rare.

Before scheduling a meeting, try using email or messaging to solve problems or find information.

Too many “meetings that could have been an email” create a culture of distraction.

Your trust should be earned. So, give people the chance to earn it.  

Before entering a business relationship, I often gauge a person's character by offering opportunities for them to take advantage of me. 

How do you build trust in business relationships?

Hard truth:

Positive results are a hope, not a certainty. Don’t fixate on outcomes you can’t control.

Instead, focus on your inputs. You’ll only achieve your goals if you put yourself in the right place at the right time to do what you set out to do. You can control those…

Dream teams are overrated.

Google researcher Julia Rozovsky learned this after a 2-year study on what makes an effective team. Her findings?

The effectiveness of your team depends more on HOW they work than WHO they work with.

Of course you want high-quality talent, but that…