Being busy is a drug for most people
Taking a hit off that busy pipe, are you? Continue Reading
Profits and share prices are the RESULT of organizational actions, not the GOAL
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
Jesus Christ, how about this attention span stat?
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
Leaders say they want people who can thrive with uncertainty. But do they?
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
What if Sheryl Sandberg’s husband (Dave Goldberg) did commit suicide?
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
Could good design/UX help us retire better?
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
Start taking responsibility for your own analytics
From here: “Can you imagine a CFO going to the CEO and saying, ‘I don’t really know how to read a balance sheet, but I have someone on my team who is really good at it.’ We would laugh that… Continue Reading
The power of friends at work
At a certain level, once you kind of have “a field” in life — marketing, sales, development, HR, etc. — you can learn most jobs. You might switch industries or whatever, but the core tenets of what you need to do —… Continue Reading