Work problem: Academic research typically sneered at

There’s a literal metric ton of research out there about work, often conducted by academics. Heck, some of it is even used in the above-average white papers that people peddle left and right.  The below-average white papers are just cut-and-pasted from… Continue Reading

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Laugh a little at work, ya tight ass

It actually drives engagement. Continue Reading

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When outcome matters, competence > likability

Hiring Solutions

I personally found this interesting. We always talk about wanting bosses who are “empathetic” or “personable,” and that’s largely true. No one wants to work for an asshole or a jerk, or at least I’d hope most humans would not… Continue Reading

Six things a leader should actually be doing

Leadership Activities

… and what tends to overwhelm a focus on these. Continue Reading

Most people you meet won’t be that self-aware

Confirmation bias vs. self-awareness in a 12-round cage match, and self-awareness ain’t winning too often. Continue Reading

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Decades later, most managers still don’t know what “delegation” is at all

Gotta move it away from the low-context handoff. Continue Reading

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“That’s just another thing for me to manage”

This is the reason why so many work projects or initiatives or new tech fail. Continue Reading

The humble/ambitious conundrum

Corporate Values

How an executive thinks and speaks vs. how a rank-and-file doing task work thinks and speaks is night and day. That’s the real issue. Continue Reading