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Leader: Know Thy Biases
Leadership September 4, 2018

Leader: Know Thy Biases

The road sign in my home state of Washington read: “Litter and it will hurt.” I didn’t think twice about it, but our guests from nearby Vancouver,[...]
marcusbrotherton
Slow That Decision Down
Leadership September 4, 2018

Slow That Decision Down

“Don't rush me, sonny! You rush a miracle man, you get rotten miracles,” warned Billy Crystal, costumed up as Miracle Max in the 1987 classic The[...]
RiShawn Biddle
Hobbies for Perfectionists
Leadership August 28, 2018

Hobbies for Perfectionists

The Wharton-educated bank executive quits weekend bird-watching excursions after missing a prothonotary warbler (rare orange and yellow-headed songbird)[...]
davidmark
The Science of Play
Leadership August 28, 2018

The Science of Play

As a kid who wasn’t allowed to watch television, the focus of my childhood was play. The games are too many to count. There was, for example, a little girl[...]
Erin Wildermuth
Churchill’s Finest Hobby
Leadership August 28, 2018

Churchill’s Finest Hobby

Winston Churchill once wrote that “The cultivation of a hobby and new forms of interest is therefore a policy of first importance”. He knew this well. Even[...]
RiShawn Biddle
Stop Busywork Now!
Leadership August 21, 2018

Stop Busywork Now!

You already know that busywork does nothing more than create the perception that people are working harder than they really are. In fact, 65 percent of your[...]
RiShawn Biddle
Meetings Gone Wildly Wrong
Leadership August 21, 2018

Meetings Gone Wildly Wrong

Timothy Wiedman was once a top regional manager for a national retail photofinishing company. He worked hard. Thanks to the company’s “use it or lose it”[...]
Andrea Williams
How to Lead Remote Workers
Leadership August 21, 2018

How to Lead Remote Workers

The long-running debate on the value of working remotely has been rendered moot, at least for now, by the coronavirus. Pundits and consultants have debated[...]
briancarney
The Science of Rituals
Leadership August 7, 2018

The Science of Rituals

What do you do when you wake up in the morning? Do you brush your teeth, take a shower, and eat a bowl of oatmeal? Maybe you go for a run before the rest of[...]
Erin Wildermuth
How a Morning Ritual Changed My Life
Leadership August 7, 2018

How a Morning Ritual Changed My Life

The decision to go freelance and break free from the typical nine to five workday was an exciting change. But without the office workday giving me boundaries[...]
brittanyhunter
5 Ways for Leaders to Listen Harder
Leadership March 6, 2012

5 Ways for Leaders to Listen Harder

I am mostly offline, attending a business conference. I have asked several bloggers to post in my absence. This is a guest post by Craig Jarrow. He is an[...]
CraigJarrow