INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Charlie Munger, long time business partner of Warren Buffett, recently passed, thus re-surfacing some of his best advice. That is, … [Read more...]
Issue #107: On How the Yerkes-Dodson Law Nets Peak Performance, the Airplane Seat Debate, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Two Harvard psychologists would have you understand that peak performance happens in a very specific circumstance. I’m … [Read more...]
Issue #106: On the Sweet Spot for Eliminating Meetings, How to Work With (Almost) Anyone, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Nobody ever said, “I wish we could have more meetings.” This just in, managers hold too many, especially new managers, … [Read more...]
Issue #62: On How Back-to-Back Meetings Make You a Jerk, the Type of Niceness that Boosts Careers, & More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) A recent study showed that the more back-to-back meetings you have, the more you act like a jerk towards co-workers (are … [Read more...]
Issue #34: On How to Stop Overthinking Everything, an Aid to Self-Belief, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) I wasn’t expecting an aid to self-belief to surface where it did. I was recently at the famed Comic-Con, listening … [Read more...]
Use the Law of Opposites to Stand Out Among the Zillion Zoom Meetings You’re In
If you’ve got to sit in 1,000 virtual meetings, you might as well stand out
You just…can’t…do…another…one today. Zoom meetings that is. (Or Microsoft Teams, or Google Hangouts etc. etc. etc.) It’s a work hazard today as real as the hazards that … [Read more...]
Earth Just Hit Record Temperatures, and 14 Other Warning Signs Leaders Miss
Recent scientist's warnings may fall on deaf ears, but these signs of an unhealthy workplace culture shouldn't
Scientists at Berkeley Earth just reported that the Earth hit a record high temperature in 2016, crushing the record set in 2015, which pummeled that of 2014. A … [Read more...]
New Study Shows Working From Home Can Be a Career-Killer (But Here’s How to Avoid That)
Research reveals an unwanted downside for remote workers -- but let's not accept the findings.
Working from home is a red-hot trend, a skill that when you excel at it can lead to tremendous productivity gains. The numbers of remote workers are swelling, … [Read more...]
Want to Get the Most Out of Every Meeting? Ask This 5-Word Question Before You Leave the Room
Meetings leave much to be desired--you'll want to use this phrase to help change that.
I'm convinced that two things will be the death of us all. Number one: death. Number two: meetings. There's an overwhelming amount of data on how meetings are not only not … [Read more...]
