What if what’s really being “disrupted” is The American Dream?
When you hear the word “disruption” in someone’s keynote speech, really they’re talking about how your quality of life is about to collapse. Continue Reading
Author: Ted Bauer
Here’s President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union word cloud
Here are the word clouds for the third State of the Union of every President since Roosevelt — i.e. the penultimate ones — and below (in large format, as well as to the side here in smaller format) is President… Continue Reading
Shasta Himelrick case: Name to know might be Michael Owes
Shasta Himelrick went missing in Ohio around Christmas; first her car was found abandoned, and then her body was found in a river in early 2015. I don’t believe there’s an official cause of death on this case just yet, but… Continue Reading
Want to change someone’s attitude? Get certainty with consensus, repetition, ease, and defense
A big part of life — and a huge part of work — is the ability to change someone’s attitudes or beliefs when they seem entrenched in one direction (say, on a particular project or course of action). I wrote before about… Continue Reading
Assigned mentorship is dead. So what next?
The concept of “mentorship” is fairly important, insofar as young people come into workplaces unclear of the responsibilities and expectations and policies and politics (in part because their higher education experiences don’t prepare them for that), and having someone to help you… Continue Reading
Can we solve the problem with job descriptions?
Probably not. Continue Reading
Aaron Rodgers is not actually good in big games
Football is a team sport, and playoff wins and losses are on everyone; certainly it’s never just the QB, even if the QB has a horrible performance. But the way we tend to think about sports invites a narrative that a… Continue Reading
MLK was a flawed man. Maybe that’s the point.
Here’s a couple of concepts we generally know about MLK, but don’t often discuss: He cheated on his wife He smoked cigarettes fairly regularly; his autopsy at 39 claimed his heart was about 60 He apparently plagiarized portions of his doctoral dissertation… Continue Reading