I’ve written articles about concepts like 68 percent of managers not being involved in their employees’ development. I’ve also seen things where only 34 percent of managers can name the strengths of their employees. These are depressing stats, much like 95 percent of managers not understanding core… Continue Reading
What if you flipped the power pyramid (i.e. the hierarchy) of your organization so that formal power slid to the bottom and idea-generation came from the rank-and-file? Could it make you more money? It might. Continue Reading
Three simple tenets that one (perhaps unexpected) industry does well. Continue Reading
In the 12 or so years I’ve been a member of the working world, one of the things I’ve struggled with in various jobs is understanding what exactly my role is sometimes on different projects. This is likely a problem… Continue Reading
Recently started coming across the work of Lindred Greer, who is a professor of organizational behavior at Stanford University. Around late 2011, I really wanted to be a professor of organizational behavior, and so I went to grad school towards such an… Continue Reading
I had the option of embedding a Steve Jobs video at the top of this post. But — little bit about me now here — I absolutely hate people who quote Steve Jobs in meetings. I’ve probably done it, and I’ve heard… Continue Reading
While we work in teams, we don’t actually do our work in teams — and that’s the rub. Continue Reading
People are staggeringly bad at managing others. Can we fix that? Continue Reading