There are essentially four models for human social interaction, according to some: communal sharing, authority ranking, equality matching, and market pricing. That seems a little bit like academic speak, so let’s break it down into more manageable categories. In terms… Continue Reading
I was thinking about this a little yesterday as I drove home (in sheeting rain), so I wanted to write something about it. It’s not very scientific or anything — it’s more anecdotal — but I still find it interesting.… Continue Reading
I’d venture to guess that a lot of people in standard business roles, when they hear a term like “Employee engagement,” they think of a fluffy cloud hovering around the Human Resources department. They don’t know exactly what it is, but it… Continue Reading
In my first year of graduate school, I tried to set up a series of events with business leaders from the Minneapolis area. The basic idea would be: at a bar, appetizers and drinks, a business leader speaks for five… Continue Reading
Couple of stories before we get going on this post. 1. I went to graduate school (for business/organizational development) from 2012 to 2014. It was a little bit off-task, to be sure. In the first semester of the first year, we had… Continue Reading
Maybe the biggest challenge of the modern-day work environment — and there are many — is figuring out what to spend time on. It seems like work can pile up, new projects can be added, and most managers are inclined to define everything as a… Continue Reading
In a way, all work is structured around the idea of “gatekeepers.” Most high-level people at organizations have an admin/personal assistant; to get a meeting with said high-level person, you frequently need to go through the admin. The admin may… Continue Reading
Work is, at essence, a complex web of relationships. Do you always tell the truth? Continue Reading