Wait, isn’t ageism paradoxical to making the most money possible?
The way companies make decisions is so flawed. Continue Reading
Incompetence
Is burnout at work all because of perceived incompetence of others?
Trust but verify, maybe? Continue Reading
Paradox: Our quest for credibility reduces the quality of work
Credibility is a great thing. But the quest towards it can take some warped forms at work. Continue Reading
On the fear of not being good enough
The No. 1 question of the modern workforce: how do we develop people who are scared of what the future holds for them and their families? Continue Reading
Loss aversion explains a lot of business
The AI robots haven’t come for our jobs just yet. As such, work is populated by people — and hence an emotional place. We often remove psychology from these discussions, opting instead for focusing on supposed operational excellence. This fails us and creates turnover. And now: loss aversion! Continue Reading
The leadership void, explained
Linda Hill and Kent Lineback appear to collaborate often, including on this book about “imperatives for becoming a great leader.” (The No. 1 imperative for that, IMHO, is caring about something more than just targets.) They wrote an article for Harvard Business Review on… Continue Reading
The three types of workplace fear
Here’s an article about passive aggressiveness at work (which is something that ideally would have ended in the 1400s), and the author brings up an interesting point near the end. There are essentially three types of fear at work (there are… Continue Reading
I volunteered at a kids’ carnival and learned a lot about how adults work
I got back from a week in Las Vegas – which is a long time to be there – on Friday night around 11pm. I hung out with my wife for a while, as I barely remembered what she looked like at… Continue Reading