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What if Baby Boomers start leaving experiences (instead of money) to millennials?

Baby Boomers Millennials Travel

I have a ton of thoughts on all this, but I don’t want to get extremely far off the rails before I even really start talking, so … let me begin with a story, which tends to center me. I… Continue Reading

The importance of remembering Auschwitz and D-Day

Auschwitz

Just went to Starbucks in the middle of my work day — because I’m all about walking around as a powerful aspect of productivity — and the line was about 30 feet long. I decided to wait regardless, although there… Continue Reading

Networking better: (a) Stop caring about first impression; (b) stop networking

Stop Networking To Network Better

I honestly believe relationships and the whole idea of “networking” is basically everything; I’ve written about it before as a result, here and here. Here’s why it’s become everything, IMHO: the job market is supposedly “back,” but it’s not really — 23… Continue Reading

MLK was a flawed man. Maybe that’s the point.

MLK Was Flawed. It's OK.

Here’s a couple of concepts we generally know about MLK, but don’t often discuss: He cheated on his wife He smoked cigarettes fairly regularly; his autopsy at 39 claimed his heart was about 60 He apparently plagiarized portions of his doctoral dissertation… Continue Reading

Here are, apparently, four qualities to make you a better leader

4 Traits Of Leadership

Via a study from McKinsey of 189,000 people in 81 global organizations, here are four behaviors that will apparently make you a better leader: Being supportive Having a strong results orientation Seeking different perspectives Solving problems effectively Let’s unpack this, shall… Continue Reading

49ers head coach Jim Tomsula once lived out of his car

Jim Tomsula Lived In Car

If you’re a football fan, think about Urban Meyer for a second. In January of 2000, he was the WR coach at Notre Dame. 15 years later, he has three national championships as a head coach. 15 years is a lot… Continue Reading

Facebook at Work seems like a bad idea

Facebook At Work

I understand the positives, for sure: there are 1.35 billion people on Facebook, so there’s a lot more familiarity with the interface and how to use it than there would be, say, if your company used Slack or something else.… Continue Reading

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Holacracy has some issues with vocabulary and compensation

Holacracy Organization

I’m broadly a fan of the idea of holacracy — essentially, running a company without true management titles in a way that’s supposed to foster healthier approaches to conflict and allow for more fluid movement between roles — because, to… Continue Reading