We’ve been working the same way for a long time. Can/will it ever change? And what will that look like?
One major thing we get wrong: work isn’t about tasks and targets. It’s about energy. There’s only a fraction of the day (honestly) that you’ll be really successful at those tasks and targets, and you need to figure out how to maximize it.… Continue Reading
If you like this post, feel free to share it with your friends. Share buttons are at the bottom of the post. There’s a company called Virtuali that helps companies ‘develop and retain millennial leaders,’ which is a phrase that might… Continue Reading
Most places I’ve ever worked have no real idea what ’employee advocacy’ even is, so maybe we should begin there. It basically refers to the promotion of an organization’s brand by its employees, potentially (largely) on social media. This allows… Continue Reading
Let’s look at four options stemming from two central concepts: how much you care and how much you’re willing to challenge your people. Continue Reading
Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown — hey, I went there too! — and wrote this book about the idea of ‘deep work,’ which I’ll discuss more in a second. He also wrote this article for 99U… Continue Reading
Many marketing and sales types — as well as high-level executives — often worry about how potential consumers will find their products, and rush around screaming about KPIs and ROI and deliverables and optimized lead generation programs, all of which… Continue Reading
Middle managers, getting yanked in two directions all the time. Continue Reading
The first thing I’m going to say here is a generalization, but I believe all generalizations have to come from some kernel of truth, no? I think we live in a society, business-wise, that’s very focused on answers and solutions — as… Continue Reading