Why meetings are awful
Most gatherings of business teams are utterly devoid of proper context. Here’s why. Continue Reading
U.S. Issues
How old and experienced is an average CEO?
In the fall of 2012, I had a semi-interesting conversation with a kid I was going to graduate school with. At the time, I think I was 31; the other person in question was 24. We were both males. The… Continue Reading
Exploring white attitudes on African-Americans in prisons
The whole topic of racial attitudes around incarnation is very fraught — and also very complicated, as entire bodies of research are penned on it across people’s careers. I can’t begin to scratch the surface. I do know this, as… Continue Reading
55 percent of employees are eating during conference calls (and more fun stats)
One of my least-favorite expressions in the cubicle world is “hop on a call.” Anyone that’s been on a series of conference calls knows that they’re pretty off-task affairs, in general: it’s highly probable that over 60 percent of the people… Continue Reading
People really love to deify the internal culture of tech companies
Everyone seems to want to work in Silicon Valley (to some extent). Continue Reading
Americans leave 430 million vacation days on the table per year
Americans need to stop worrying about what taking a vacation means for their career and JUST DO IT, BABY. Continue Reading
Marketing to 18 to 24 year-olds is challenging
This company called Fractl — whose motto is “Leverage the science behind great content” — did a study recently centering on “The Wheel of Emotions” and trying to determine what could go “viral” via age bracket and gender. A marketing VP/partner… Continue Reading
Home Depot just taught you something about the housing market
That video above is from a year ago, but the current Home Depot fiscal situation is seemingly a lot better — their second-quarter profit just climbed 14 percent and they’re trading at around $88/share now (that’s up!). Check out this chart… Continue Reading