Culture Chicken or Egg?Do organizations bend and shape their cultures to match their target market? Or does the target market tend to favor organizations with cultures that match?
Not Always RightWorking around truly smart people, real geniuses, can be invigorating. But we often defer to them too easily. Are smart people really right more often? Do they really get more hits, or do they just take more swings at the ball?
Up ScopeAs your career progresses up in an organization the most overt change is the expansion of scope. Scope in time, and scope in organizational perspective. What you gain with more scope is an invaluable asset: context. And the most important thing you can do as a leader is to share that context.
One Small StepCommon wisdom is that the first promotion from individual contributor to leader is the hardest. But it's the second promotion that is the true turning point in a leadership career.
WFH Killer AppThe next killer app is the one that figures out how to effectively replicate the brainstorming / bulls**ting / hallway moment session virtually.
The Gruntled ManagerThere are a lot of "disgruntled" people around lately. But it's not clear it's all their fault.
Where’s Your Admin Now?Whatever you do, if you're going to learn one piece of technology, learn how to video conference. It will be how you lead. Now, and probably into the future.
Loyal to a FaultLoyalty gets a bad rap. Rightfully so. Misplaced loyalty is too common. The best loyalty is that which is placed in a cause, in an institution.
Hire the FishermanThere are a lot of ways to recruit people, and some of them are far better than others.
Why Semi-monthly?Ever wonder why so many people get paid on the 15th and last day of the month? Here's the whole story.