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This article is currently popular on Forbes. This is the best part: It’s easy to think of email as a way to get something done quickly, but when you do this to the extreme, you come across as inhuman. You wouldn’t… Continue Reading
Wrote once about the (probably not so) hidden cost of having a bad manager. Here’s another thing I thought of in the car ride back from therapy this morning. The following doesn’t apply to my current manager, but does apply to a bunch of people… Continue Reading
Taking a hit off that busy pipe, are you? Continue Reading
Here’s an article on Harvard Business Review about how the Internet is going to make managers care more about their employees. I actually disagree with that notion — hierarchy ain’t going anywhere anytime soon and, if anything, the era of “customer-first” business practices will probably… Continue Reading
From here: “In the 1980s and 1990s, advertisers needed to be in front of prospects six to eight times to become recognizable, says Bill Corbett, Jr., president of Corbett Public Relations. “Today this number is closer to 21 and may… Continue Reading
Here’s something that shouldn’t surprise you: people often say one thing and mean something completely different. An example? “Capitalism is evil! OK, I’ll go buy a $71 million house now…” Another example? “We care deeply about talent strategy … but we can’t discuss it this week, because… Continue Reading
You can read a lot of quotes about how much Sheryl Sandberg (Facebook COO, Lean In author) loved and respected her husband at this link. According to published reports, they were “traveling abroad” — although it doesn’t say where in any reports I… Continue Reading
This topic has been coming up a lot recently. Harvard Business Review had a whole article on it — with studies! — a few days ago, and here’s a profile of Facebook’s former design chief joining WealthFront as a VP of design.… Continue Reading