Get your nut while you can

Until you contemplate and understand the base-level psychology of those who come to run organizations, you’re basically just throwing content into the void discussing this stuff. Continue Reading →

Anxiety, risks, and value trade-offs

The complicated tapestry of emotions at work. Continue Reading →

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“Diversity as the signature of our democracy” and, er, white male backlash

“White male rage.” Continue Reading →

Relevance, control, and status

What’s work really about? Continue Reading →

The endowment effect at work

People value things more when they feel like they have earned them. Continue Reading →

A Mother’s Day PSA

It’s not all Gram platitudes and fancy brunches. Continue Reading →

Misinformation ain’t just a politics/social media issue. It’s a big work issue.

Work is largely about power and control, and those things provide powerful incentives for lying. Continue Reading →

Most managers ain’t gonna do jack shit without incentives, honestly

Why would a manager care about “contagion” and “mood management” if he’s got a mile-long to-do list? Continue Reading →