The endowment effect at work
People value things more when they feel like they have earned them. Continue Reading
CEOs
As you’d expect, the corporate open letter on voting restriction is toothless
Performative more than productive. Continue Reading
Confidence is not competence
We start kids on the wrong path to the corner office earlier than we realize. Continue Reading
CEOs are “unaware” their employees are often struggling. WTF? How?
Many CEOs seem unaware that their employees are having a tough time financially, and if you think about it … that’s completely logical. Continue Reading
Senior leaders are out of touch. But why wouldn’t they be, honestly?
Guys at the top of companies don’t think about work, and money, the same way that everyone else does. Continue Reading
So, are most CEOs sociopaths?
I wouldn’t say “most” as that would imply over 51 percent. It’s less than that, but it definitely exists in the workplace. Continue Reading
You can drive a Mack Truck through senior leadership double talk
How can an executive truly care about climate initiatives or pay equality when their incentives are about cutting costs? Continue Reading
Man, this CEO pledge is some trite bullshit, eh?
Making money — lots of money — is the closest thing most of these guys have to relevance and, honestly, fun. Think a pledge will stop that? LOL. Continue Reading