How to prevent your work team from totally falling apart

Dysfunctional Work Teams

Recently started coming across the work of Lindred Greer, who is a professor of organizational behavior at Stanford University. Around late 2011, I really wanted to be a professor of organizational behavior, and so I went to grad school towards such an… Continue Reading

The 2008 recession was great for the status quo

Recession and Business Status Quo

I was talking to a guy from Waggl yesterday, because I may do some additional writing for them. We had an interesting conversation that touched on a few different bases, and one of the things we talked about was this notion… Continue Reading

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Half your marketing team should be top-of-the-funnel

Marketing Team

Mike Volpe is the CMO of Hubspot, which is a fairly successful marketing (inbound marketing) organization. He gave a talk at INBOUND, their annual conference — Malcolm Gladwell was there this year, guys! — and one of his slides apparently… Continue Reading

Why is it so hard to achieve purpose at work?

Purpose At Work

In the simplest terms, it’s because your boss doesn’t give a shit. Continue Reading

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What if work had mandatory “Stop And Think” periods?

Take Breaks At Work

I went to Horace Mann for high school, which is in the Bronx. It’s definitely a pretty elitist place, and also considered one of the better private schools in America by some. My junior year, they initiated this thing called “J-Period.”… Continue Reading

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The approach to meetings needs to change

Meetings Are Stupid

Alright, let’s start off with a couple of basics. Hopefully most people understand that: Meetings aren’t work; they’re a way of talking about work. Meetings are a gigantic time suck. Often the wrong people come to the meetings, the right people don’t,… Continue Reading

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‘Out-of-office’ is the most bullshit thing in history

Out Of Office

A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure/benefit of going to Belgium for work — and when I came back, I had the pleasure/benefit (in a much different way) of meeting a Medtronic sales guy at a bar in… Continue Reading

Outlook should just cut e-mails off at five lines

Cut Off E-Mail At 5 Lines

We know, from some form of research, that human attention span has decreased over time — and we know that the average time someone reads an e-mail is about 30 seconds before they kind of lose the task/focus associated with it. 30… Continue Reading