“Let’s start this meeting with some stories about peeing on yourself.”

Sometimes, sharing stories of embarrassment and failure with your work team can bond you all quicker. Continue Reading

Your competitors aren’t really the problem

Business Development

Get your house in order before you worry about what your rivals are doing. Continue Reading

You can’t just rush headlong into building a team

Anything worth doing does take time, y’all. Continue Reading

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Why does work always need to be about tasks?

Checking Boxes

What about taking time to watch a documentary together and discuss it? Continue Reading

Meetings suck when it’s just everyone listing their to-do lists. Here’s a better way!

“Well, Dan, I don’t really give a shit what’s on your plate…” Continue Reading

Effective collaboration is the white whale of the digital age

Effective collaboration

We’re all Ahab in our offices. Continue Reading

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Is there a top performer curse now?

Top performer

The only reward for good work is … doing more work. Continue Reading

Motivational posters ain’t gonna get you growth

Motivational Posters

“Slap something on the wall and hope it resonates with others” is a nice little management strategy. (See also: the “core values” of most places.) But does it work? Good Lord no. Continue Reading