Executives shouldn’t hold the whole organization to their standards, honestly
“It’s important for the culture that everyone reside here in San Diego. We won’t pay you enough to do that, but…” Continue Reading
Leadership
People spend billions of dollars a year, and fly all over the world, to discuss and debate and analyze leadership. But what if it’s simpler than that?
COVID will probably scale up NIMBY
If you mostly see your immediate family, who will you make decisions to benefit? Right, right… Continue Reading
An over-focus on fiscal targets is emotional terrorism for employees
Context, information, and attention. Continue Reading
Dealing with the HIPPO in the room
If data won’t do it, it might be time to chase another job. Continue Reading
Management issue: “Helpfulness” is determined by receiver, not giver
Barry: “I’m helping.” || Employee: “You’re being a micromanaging asshole.” || This is a dichotomy, and a problem. Continue Reading
Tony Corneto and the irony of the Steve Jobs-laden slide deck
“Well, as Steve Jobs said…,” execs barking, and tales of workplace woe Continue Reading
Confidence is not competence
We start kids on the wrong path to the corner office earlier than we realize. Continue Reading
“If data suggests a hiring problem…” How would HR know? Are they analytical?
Who tends to enter HR and hiring silos? Data ninjas? Not exactly, guys. Continue Reading