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April 8, 2020April 5, 2020 andreweverett360

Do not remove a fence until you know why it was put up in the first place

Shane Parrish wrote an article for Farnam Street titled Chesterton’s Fence: A Lesson in Second Order Thinking Continue reading “Do not remove a fence until you know why it was put up in the first place” →

April 7, 2020April 25, 2020 andreweverett360

Improv skills for leadership

Elizabeth Doty  wrote an article for Strategy + Business titled Using Improv to Transform How You Lead. Continue reading “Improv skills for leadership” →

March 27, 2020March 23, 2020 andreweverett360

Middle managers in times of crisis and change

This post includes a number of links about middle management.

Andrew Hill wrote an article for the Financial Times titled Middle managers: the unsung heroes of this crisis. Continue reading “Middle managers in times of crisis and change” →

March 9, 2020March 8, 2020 andreweverett360

Rethinking the P&L: a distinction between costs of maintaining the business and growing the business

Tom Lewis wrote a blog post on LinkedIn titled Are You a Cost or an Investment? Continue reading “Rethinking the P&L: a distinction between costs of maintaining the business and growing the business” →

March 2, 2020March 1, 2020 andreweverett360

What’s wrong with Human Resources

Adriana Stan and Tom Goodwin wrote an article for World Economic Forum titled This is what’s wrong with Human Resources – and how to change it. Continue reading “What’s wrong with Human Resources” →

January 5, 2020January 3, 2020 andreweverett360

The habits of effective managers at Google

Justin Bariso, author of EQ Applied, wrote an article for Inc. titled Google Spent a Decade Researching What Makes a Great Boss. It Came Up With These 10 Things. Continue reading “The habits of effective managers at Google” →

November 13, 2019November 12, 2019 andreweverett360

The Curiosity Gap

Eliza Blanchard wrote an article for TD Magazine titled The Curiosity Gap.

«  Does your organization value curiosity? » Continue reading “The Curiosity Gap” →

November 9, 2019November 8, 2019 andreweverett360

JP Hanson on Strategy

JP Hanson wrote a blog post on strategic decision making titled The Road Home. This piece is full of wisdom. Continue reading “JP Hanson on Strategy” →

October 25, 2019October 20, 2019 andreweverett360

Demotivational Management

Dave Trott wrote an article titled Demotivational Management. Continue reading “Demotivational Management” →

October 13, 2019October 11, 2019 andreweverett360

The Power of Avoiding Stupidity

Farnam Street published an article titled Inversion and The Power of Avoiding Stupidity.

« Spending time thinking about the opposite of what you want doesn’t come naturally to most people. And yet [many] of the smartest people in history, have done this naturally.  » Continue reading “The Power of Avoiding Stupidity” →

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