Many animal societies have “despotic” leadership models, meaning that the leaders dominate the followers. You see this in societies such as wolves, etc. Perga affinis, a type of insect common in Australia (often called a “spitfire” or “sawfly”) may be… Continue Reading
Wrote about this briefly in a review of DFW WordCamp, but wanted to flesh it out a little bit here. I’m having an average day at work — I wouldn’t say I’m very busy or relevant, but it’s not awful… Continue Reading
I just went for a walk off downtown Fort Worth because it’s basically the second day of fall, and the weather is crisp and nice. (It’s a little bit closer to where I’m from, also known as New York City.) I… Continue Reading
Almost every aspect that would make you a successful manager (i.e. empathy) is in complete opposition to what you need to do to become a manager in the first place. Sad, but true. Continue Reading
Here’s a new book from John Pollack — a former Bill Clinton speechwriter — called Shortcut, with the sub-title being “How Analogies Reveal Connections, Spark Innovation, and Sell Our Greatest Ideas.” Like anything in the business world circa 2014, once Fast Company wrote… Continue Reading
Energy level would seem to be a fairly important concept in business. We spend a lot of time being busy and a lot of time in meetings, and as you rise up a chain, those things only intensify. The problem is,… Continue Reading
What if your job had one thing you focused on MOST of the time (major) and one thing you used to pursue passion? (Minor) That’s how we set up education. Could it foster employee engagement? Continue Reading
I’ve written about topics akin to this a few different times — for example, 82 percent of managerial hires are probably the wrong one and intrinsic motivation isn’t really that well-understood and maybe leadership’s focus should be on empathy — and now… Continue Reading