As a manager, you may be responsible for giving each member of your team formal, individualized feedback, at regular intervals. Some people see this exercise as a chance to regularly judge who is deemed worthy enough to stay on the team. So, they look for weaknesses, failures, and areas of improvement to gauge whether this […]
In my last post, we talked about better interviews from the position of the person being interviewed. Today, we’re going to talk about the person, people, and organizations conducting the interview. Because despite interviews being a common practice, it’s also something that is seldom critically analyzed. More often, it’s an unconscious and repeated process. Content […]
Every weekend, I indulge in a carbohydrate-rich day of feasting that I affectionately call “Faturday.” Since I abstain from most breads, pastas, and grains during the week, I really look forward to my one day of unabashed carb consumption. This past weekend, I went to one of my favorite bagel shops with the intent of […]
Life is filled with so much uncertainty. We fret about anything important that is not yet known. We worry about so many of the things we cannot control. The False Comfort of Stories In times of uncertainty, our imagination can run wild. We invent stories to make sense of the world and give ourselves a […]
Deliberately Imposed Constraint: Write a useful post but keep it under 500 words Many businesses struggle with recurring accountabilities. This can lead to important work being missed, and opportunities squandered. Additionally, with the proliferation of online tools many people inside businesses grow confused about what tools are used for what purpose. It’s important that everyone […]
As we rapidly approach the catastrophic 2°C in temperature rise, awaiting the destruction it promises to reap upon coastal societies, and the refugee crisis we can barely begin to even conceive, I find myself wondering so many things… Which do you think would be more effective for employee retention? If we really are approaching the […]
I Hereby Declare… What if it were just that simple? What if you could just declare your independence? All of this, simply by your own decree. But, as you can imagine, it’s not that simple. At the very least, such a declaration is going to cause some conflict. Independence Independence is a multi-faceted idea. While […]
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