Take your work productivity more seriously than you do

LeBron James can help you understand how to manage spreadsheets better. Continue Reading

Work and life: Get the building blocks right first

Crawl, then walk, then run. Continue Reading

Work problem: Academic research typically sneered at

There’s a literal metric ton of research out there about work, often conducted by academics. Heck, some of it is even used in the above-average white papers that people peddle left and right.  The below-average white papers are just cut-and-pasted from… Continue Reading

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Laugh a little at work, ya tight ass

It actually drives engagement. Continue Reading

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When outcome matters, competence > likability

Hiring Solutions

I personally found this interesting. We always talk about wanting bosses who are “empathetic” or “personable,” and that’s largely true. No one wants to work for an asshole or a jerk, or at least I’d hope most humans would not… Continue Reading

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How much “marketing collateral” do you think sales really uses?

The sales-marketing relationship is largely broken. But does it really matter if people are still able to sell the products and services? Continue Reading

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The greatest potential of cloud gets utterly ignored

We should analyze “cloud plays” in terms of worker productivity and reduced costs around HQs. Continue Reading

Six things a leader should actually be doing

Leadership Activities

… and what tends to overwhelm a focus on these. Continue Reading