Take your work productivity more seriously than you do
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Work problem: Academic research typically sneered at
There’s a literal metric ton of research out there about work, often conducted by academics. Heck, some of it is even used in the above-average white papers that people peddle left and right. The below-average white papers are just cut-and-pasted from… Continue Reading
Laugh a little at work, ya tight ass
It actually drives engagement. Continue Reading
When outcome matters, competence > likability
I personally found this interesting. We always talk about wanting bosses who are “empathetic” or “personable,” and that’s largely true. No one wants to work for an asshole or a jerk, or at least I’d hope most humans would not… Continue Reading
The greatest potential of cloud gets utterly ignored
We should analyze “cloud plays” in terms of worker productivity and reduced costs around HQs. Continue Reading
Six things a leader should actually be doing
… and what tends to overwhelm a focus on these. Continue Reading
Most people you meet won’t be that self-aware
Confirmation bias vs. self-awareness in a 12-round cage match, and self-awareness ain’t winning too often. Continue Reading
Decades later, most managers still don’t know what “delegation” is at all
Gotta move it away from the low-context handoff. Continue Reading