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Does business journalism really have value?

Harvard Business Review

In short answer, yes: Fast Company was sold for $35 million back in 2005, for example. Inherently, there’s value in the field of reporting on business, leadership, management, etc. Here’s what got me thinking about all this, though. 

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Forget Maslow. Focus on autonomy, relatedness and competence.

Autonomy Relatedness Competence

Hierarchy of needs is the most powerful motivational theory ever. But, it’s probably wrong. Continue Reading →

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Pride and people not wanting help

Asking for Help

I’ve been having trouble sleeping recently — maybe for the last 3-5 weeks. Sometimes it’s related to my current job — it’s good, and I’m beyond glad I have it, but some days I worry I’m not contributing enough or… Continue Reading →

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Respect your employees. It seems like a soft skill, but it matters.

Respect At Work

Before we get started here, let’s be upfront about something right at the jump-off. Respect, as a concept, doesn’t have a universal definition. It means different things to different people, and it can be shown different ways, and it can vary… Continue Reading →

How to prevent your work team from totally falling apart

Dysfunctional Work Teams

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 →

The 2008 recession was great for the status quo

Recession and Business Status Quo

I was talking to a guy from Waggl yesterday, because I may do some additional writing for them. We had an interesting conversation that touched on a few different bases, and one of the things we talked about was this notion… Continue Reading →

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Half your marketing team should be top-of-the-funnel

Marketing Team

Mike Volpe is the CMO of Hubspot, which is a fairly successful marketing (inbound marketing) organization. He gave a talk at INBOUND, their annual conference — Malcolm Gladwell was there this year, guys! — and one of his slides apparently… Continue Reading →

Why is it so hard to achieve purpose at work?

Purpose At Work

In the simplest terms, it’s because your boss doesn’t give a shit. Continue Reading →