Busywork and how to prevent it
For most people, quantity of work matters way more than quality — and that likely (has to) hurt business productivity. Continue Reading
Look for the foolish invention ideas
What happens when “the dumb idea” becomes “the idea that buys you a third home in Hawaii?” Continue Reading
Guest Post: Why I still love Americans
Neil Patrick from the UK takes over my blog for a day. Fun times! Continue Reading
Financial metrics: Guys sound like a-holes when discussing, yes?
This post includes a fun little game to play in meetings. Continue Reading
Workplace politics and the self-interest loop
Does workplace politics lead to anger? Yes. Does anger lead to increased self-interest? Yes. Do we have a problem now? Yes. Continue Reading
The employee morale conundrum
It should matter (a lot). Often doesn’t (at all). So, er, um, what now? Continue Reading
The value of protests in the algorithm age
Those 29 likes on your funny Instagram sign are not “fighting the establishment” just yet. Continue Reading
Cognitive learning often has no place at work
If all you do all day is check boxes and answer the KPI bell, your thinking muscles atrophy. And then we expect those people to make the right political decisions, or want to join the right groups, or know how to structure a mortgage? Dominoes. Continue Reading