The Magic of Just Putting a Spotlight on a Problem
I'll take the credit, but it was simply the magic of finally giving people the information and insight they needed to then get their jobs done.
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A Little More Science And A Little Less Politics
When it comes to economic data, it can be difficult to separate what people believe to be true from what they want to be true.
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Lessons Learned From Cancer Treatment Doctors
Hospitals keep us healthy right? The best place to be if one is not feeling well has got to be a hospital. Well as it happens, no.
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The Danger When Managing The Little Lies
From financial fraud to plagiarism, online scams and scientific misconduct, deceivers retrospectively describe how minor dishonest decisions snowballed into significant ones over time.
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The Trend Is Your Friend
1 percent of Baby Boomers claimed to be vegetarian, which then progressed to 4 percent of Gen X’ers saying no to meat, and onward to an even bigger bump with roughly 12 percent of Millennials saying they are total vegetarians.
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Lessons Learned From Microsoft Meeting Madness
One senior manager barked at me “Meetings are how we manage!”
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Experts Really Know Nothing
What’s the worst advice you ever got? "Listen to what your boss tells you." Stan Lee
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Lessons Learned From The Elizabeth Holmes Ban
Needless to say, on many struggling projects, management could often “talk-the-talk” but inevitably could not “walk-the-walk.” If they could, then they would probably not be in the crisis I was called in to help solve.
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It Won’t Work It Can’t Be Done
"There is no evidence that consumers can self diagnose and self-treat." Really?
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Only 30 Percent Are Engaged At Work And It Is Our Fault
Data we’ve collected show that in the U.S only 30 percent of people are engaged at work. Gallup
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The Trouble With Targets Is Having A Target
Whether the demand is for capping the rise in Earth’s temperatures, creating therapies to halt memory loss in the elderly or expanding farm output to meet the world’s growing population, the answer is the same: Set targets. The urge to target is varied and insistent...
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A Software Version Of Himself
“What RevUp really is,” says Joe Rospars, an Obama campaign veteran who founded Blue State Digital (a partner and investor in RevUp), “is a software version of Steve himself. He’s put his personality and experience into code.” Steve Spinner Just Fixed The Worst Thing About...
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The Work Hard, Add Value, Be Rewarded Paradox
Who doesn’t want recognition for their hard work and contributions? Early in my career I wanted to believe if you worked hard, and added value, you would be rewarded. I wanted to believe in the utopian ideal that hard work, discipline, and contributions were the...
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The Have-It-All Feel-Good Machine
You often leave with a rosy glow, a sense of resolve, and a commitment to do more, for other women and for yourself. But then you return to your desk, probably next to a higher-paid male co-worker, and the old, familiar malaise sets in. There...
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Why Hands-Off Leadership Does Not Work
I thought that people wanted lots of autonomy, which meant that I only needed to be there when they needed help. But that doesn’t create a very motivated team because you’re not actually helping people play—find new ideas, experiment, learn, develop and grow.
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