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