Your list of communication skills begins here
Communication in the workplace has been a train wreck since about 2500 BCE — when jobs barely existed — and we’re still not doing it too well. Could a list save us? Continue Reading
Month: January 2017
The Guesswork Era may still beat Big Data
You can’t just introduce a new business paradigm on the fly without considering the psychology of your executives. Continue Reading
How to convince someone: Currency of the modern age
In an era of never-ending opinions and fake news, this seems fairly important. Continue Reading
Motivational posters ain’t gonna get you growth
“Slap something on the wall and hope it resonates with others” is a nice little management strategy. (See also: the “core values” of most places.) But does it work? Good Lord no. Continue Reading
The “zero fucks given” approach to work
This isn’t about doing a bad job. It’s about learning how to tune out the noise. Continue Reading
Cognitive diversity is a key to target-hitting
It would require a change in hiring approach (which we need anyway), but this might be valuable. Continue Reading
This French email law won’t solve very much
It’s a nice idea, but results-wise? Naw. Continue Reading
Employee attrition has a “quick fix”
Hmmm. This isn’t rocket science, per se. Continue Reading