Conformity Kills: Hire Outliers to Create Strong Cultures
September 22, 2020
Strong cultures are built upon diversity of thought and perspective. Cultivating a shared focus on talent and performance above all…
management
Minimizing Uncertainty by Dr. Tasha Eurich
May 16, 2019
This is a great story by organizational psychologist Dr. Tasha Eurich about workplace situations that trigger our reward/threat response (sometimes…
Why Good Management Requires Some Bureaucracy
April 26, 2018
Management requires policies, procedures, and bureaucracy if entrepreneurs want to grow their companies A Rocket Mortgage/Quicken Loans Super Bowl commercial…
CEO Leadership: Break Down Bureaucratic Barriers
October 18, 2017
True story: The Austin office of a large tech company once had six levels of management between its site president…
Why Leadership Isn’t Better Than Management
May 30, 2017
I came across an article the other day that makes a common but misguided argument. In “Shifting from Manager to…
Teach Your Team to Be Frugal Not Cheap
August 25, 2016
I was sitting in a board meeting recently and heard a phrase that always makes my skin crawl: Someone said…