Bureaucracy is swallowing workplaces whole
Does your company really need both a Chief Data Analyst and a Chief Fun Idea Generator? Potentially not. Continue Reading
Priorities
The time management era is upon us
We’re all pretty bad at it. And it’s making work a real chore in some contexts. Continue Reading
The Silo Effect: Kill it with fire
“Everyone knows Operations is saving this place’s ass! Without us, we’d all be out on the street!” < --- this attitude, i.e. The Silo Effect and slow-moving decision-making as a result, is how we get disrupted. Continue Reading
Business case: Personalize the arguments
“No time, Lance! I’m building out my slide deck, baby! Check out these transitions!” Continue Reading
Your decision making model has too much variability
Daniel Kahneman, who is way smarter than I am, chimes in on this one. Whew. Continue Reading
Problem solving skills: A.C.T.
… because every problem in business needs an acronym to solve it, right? Continue Reading
Workload management 101: 52-17 ratio
52 minutes waxing on, and 17 minutes waxing off — although your manager might freak the eff out if you use this approach. Continue Reading
Your senior leadership shouldn’t be individual contributors
When someone making about $250,000 a year is line-editing tweets, you may have a priority problem within your organization — and you should probably fix it. Continue Reading