Why gamification sits at the crossroads of management
Middle managers, getting yanked in two directions all the time. Continue Reading
Work
In business, are you solving the right problem?
The first thing I’m going to say here is a generalization, but I believe all generalizations have to come from some kernel of truth, no? I think we live in a society, business-wise, that’s very focused on answers and solutions — as… Continue Reading
What if companies having empathy was tied to revenue?
A big concern of senior management types at most companies whenever something like ’empathy’ or ‘culture’ or ‘purpose’ comes up is pretty simple: I’ve got a business to run. How’s this tied to the bottom line? Look, that’s logical. We’ve… Continue Reading
The 10:1 managerial ratio
It’s a pretty simple concept: For every one order/directive you give, ask 10 questions before that. I got it from this post by my man Art Petty, where he talks about being a hyper-rooster manager.
You’ll never have a good work culture unless you stop promoting assholes
Emma Seppalla, a PhD over at Stanford (she’s the Director of their Compassion Center), is also the author of an upcoming book, The Happiness Track. Today, she took to Harvard Business Review to write another in the increasing line of “Hey, this is why… Continue Reading
Have less meetings: The triage method
For my money, the twin scourges of the modern workplace are: Meetings E-Mails Those two things suck up so much time, and oftentimes they’re not even real work. They’re people talking about work — oftentimes without a lot of context… Continue Reading
Is social media making the rat race even worse?
From Fast Company, on purpose and passion vs. money in terms of how you evaluate jobs: In the age of social media, we’re bombarded by pressure to continually achieve. Facebook is simply an online archive of people’s mini-achievements. Because we’re so… Continue Reading
No workplace can be ‘creative’ under current management models
Managers love to talk about having creative teams, or creative people, or creative ideas — but most of that is a crock. Just like we confuse “strategy” (which is a long-term vision) with “operations” (which is the day-to-day execution of… Continue Reading